http://janetajzenstat.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/aboriginal-identity-and-the-apology/ Thoughts on political philosophy Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:31:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://janetajzenstat.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/aboriginal-identity-and-the-apology/#comment-121 Oona Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:10:47 +0000 http://janetajzenstat.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-121 I was quite surprised to hear, a few weeks ago, that the Toronto school board was planning to open an all black school. Apparently they have the idea that the mixed schools aren't adequately addressing the needs of black kids or the needs of their community. It seems to me that they've learned nothing from the residential schools, since in addition to having their problems -- i.e. ingrained application of lower standards -- these new schools will also do what the residential schools were, according to the Christopher Willliams fellow you cite, designed *not* to do, i.e. exacerbate segregation and prejudice. I was quite surprised to hear, a few weeks ago, that the Toronto school board was planning to open an all black school. Apparently they have the idea that the mixed schools aren’t adequately addressing the needs of black kids or the needs of their community. It seems to me that they’ve learned nothing from the residential schools, since in addition to having their problems — i.e. ingrained application of lower standards — these new schools will also do what the residential schools were, according to the Christopher Willliams fellow you cite, designed *not* to do, i.e. exacerbate segregation and prejudice.

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