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Subject: Inferiority Complex in Memphis City Schools Author: Timothy R. Pruitt, Jr. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 16:55:35 02/10/08 Sun Online Posting #4 for 2/10/2008 I really enjoyed Christina Watkins’ presentation. The findings from her article, coupled with the finding from Friday’s video, caused me to think about its application to Memphis City Schools students’ performance. As I understand, the students at Stanford are the “cream of the crop” for both Black and White communities. As Dr. Hagan said, these Black students should have less of a reason to feel inferior because they were enrolled in the same school as their White counterpoint. I wonder how this study would work if we tested two students of different races from different schools in MCS. As it stands now there are schools in MCS that are perceived to produce “top-tier” students. An interesting study could compare two students, one White and one Black with identical or similar standardized scores, who attend different schools within the MCS system. What would be the result if we tested a white student from a “good school” with a Black student from a “poor school”? Conversely, what would be the result of performance if the Black student attended the “good school” and the White student attended the “poor school?” Would the student from the “good school” perform better without variation? Would the Black student perform better without variation? Would the students’ performance change if they had to tell their counterpart where they attended school? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: Inferiority Complex in Memphis City Schools Christina V. Watkins 17:48:37 02/10/08 Sun