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Originally posted by Technick@Nov 21 2004, 10:26 PM
CJ...you go to school to learn a lot of things...one of the most important is a set of social skills. Diversity is vital in an educational environment. I thought the United States did away with segregation in the 60's.
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Yeah, but the problem, at least in U.S. public schools is that a whole group of folks (not necessarilly gay) get their ass kicked every single day just because they don't happen to fit in. Some of them, like me, finally (around 10th grade or so) realize that they are bigger then most of the assholes and learn to stand up for themselves and kick some ass... Many though end up suicidal or living many many years under the shadow of an inferiority complex.
If the schools showed a basic understanding of what it was like for many students and dealt with it then I would be all for the "ideal" of learning the social skills etc in the school... But the schools turn a blind eye to it and basically tell the kids (and parents) to "deal with it". Many students end up missing out on all the fun that education and school should be and instead learn to dread their lives.
I am usually against segregation of any kind but in these kind of cases I am all for students finding a "safe" place to get an education.