White boys from poorer homes worst in classroom (in Britain)

Tyrael · #1 15th-November-2006

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White boys from poorer homes worst in classroom

November 15, 2006
By Rosemary Bennett

WHITE working-class boys are doing worse at school than any other ethnic group and risk becoming an Â“unemployable underclassÂ”, according to a Conservative Party report.

Parental indifference and pressure from contemporaries not to take school seriously are responsible for the educational failure, which is not found in many other ethnic groups.

The issue is highlighted in research by Iain Duncan Smith, the former Conservative leader, and will be published next month. He has been asked by David Cameron to produce recommendations on social policy for the partyÂ’s election manifesto.

His report says that only 17 per cent of white working-class boys have five or more A to C grades at GCSE, compared with 69 per cent of Chinese boys from equally poor backgrounds. Boys from Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, African and Caribbean backgrounds also entitled to free school meals Â— the standard measure of poverty Â— now all do better than their white counterparts.

Mr Duncan Smith says that lack of parental involvement is the prime factor behind white educational failure, not weak schools or poor teaching.

Â“That poor children from Chinese and Indian backgrounds, where family structures are strong and learning is highly valued, outscore so dramatically children from homes where these values are often missing suggests that culture not ethnicity or cash is the key to educational achievement,Â” he says in the forward to the report.

Â“The policymaking implications are clear. To prevent the growth of an uneducated and unemployable underclass of forgotten children, we have to get their parents to engage in their learning and schooling from an early age.Â”

However, he criticises a Â“target-drivenÂ” school system which he says concentrates on achieving success for middle-class families. Despite a 50 per cent increase in the education budget in the past decade, academic standards among the poorest pupils have scarcely risen at all.

More than 26,000 children Â— 5 per cent of all 16-year-olds Â— still leave school without a single GCSE pass at any grade.

Â“Social mobility is actually declining. A child from a low-income home now stands less chance of getting a well-paid job in adulthood than his counterpart did in 1970. Such children are more likely than ever to remain trapped in a cycle of poverty,Â” the report says.

The Conservatives are likely to try to encourage white working-class parents to take an interest in their childrenÂ’s education. However, having accused the Government of nationalising childhood, with an array of parenting classes, they are likely to work through the voluntary sector, such as charities.

Linky

They don't mention feminism as a factor.

Tyrael · #2 15th-November-2006

Quote:

White boys from poorer homes worst in classroom

November 15, 2006
By Rosemary Bennett

WHITE working-class boys are doing worse at school than any other ethnic group and risk becoming an Â“unemployable underclassÂ”, according to a Conservative Party report.

Parental indifference and pressure from contemporaries not to take school seriously are responsible for the educational failure, which is not found in many other ethnic groups.

The issue is highlighted in research by Iain Duncan Smith, the former Conservative leader, and will be published next month. He has been asked by David Cameron to produce recommendations on social policy for the partyÂ’s election manifesto.

His report says that only 17 per cent of white working-class boys have five or more A to C grades at GCSE, compared with 69 per cent of Chinese boys from equally poor backgrounds. Boys from Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, African and Caribbean backgrounds also entitled to free school meals Â— the standard measure of poverty Â— now all do better than their white counterparts.

Mr Duncan Smith says that lack of parental involvement is the prime factor behind white educational failure, not weak schools or poor teaching.

Â“That poor children from Chinese and Indian backgrounds, where family structures are strong and learning is highly valued, outscore so dramatically children from homes where these values are often missing suggests that culture not ethnicity or cash is the key to educational achievement,Â” he says in the forward to the report.

Â“The policymaking implications are clear. To prevent the growth of an uneducated and unemployable underclass of forgotten children, we have to get their parents to engage in their learning and schooling from an early age.Â”

However, he criticises a Â“target-drivenÂ” school system which he says concentrates on achieving success for middle-class families. Despite a 50 per cent increase in the education budget in the past decade, academic standards among the poorest pupils have scarcely risen at all.

More than 26,000 children Â— 5 per cent of all 16-year-olds Â— still leave school without a single GCSE pass at any grade.

Â“Social mobility is actually declining. A child from a low-income home now stands less chance of getting a well-paid job in adulthood than his counterpart did in 1970. Such children are more likely than ever to remain trapped in a cycle of poverty,Â” the report says.

The Conservatives are likely to try to encourage white working-class parents to take an interest in their childrenÂ’s education. However, having accused the Government of nationalising childhood, with an array of parenting classes, they are likely to work through the voluntary sector, such as charities.

Linky

They don't mention feminism as a factor.

Tyrael · #3 15th-November-2006

Quote:

White boys from poorer homes worst in classroom

November 15, 2006
By Rosemary Bennett

WHITE working-class boys are doing worse at school than any other ethnic group and risk becoming an Â“unemployable underclassÂ”, according to a Conservative Party report.

Parental indifference and pressure from contemporaries not to take school seriously are responsible for the educational failure, which is not found in many other ethnic groups.

The issue is highlighted in research by Iain Duncan Smith, the former Conservative leader, and will be published next month. He has been asked by David Cameron to produce recommendations on social policy for the partyÂ’s election manifesto.

His report says that only 17 per cent of white working-class boys have five or more A to C grades at GCSE, compared with 69 per cent of Chinese boys from equally poor backgrounds. Boys from Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, African and Caribbean backgrounds also entitled to free school meals Â— the standard measure of poverty Â— now all do better than their white counterparts.

Mr Duncan Smith says that lack of parental involvement is the prime factor behind white educational failure, not weak schools or poor teaching.

Â“That poor children from Chinese and Indian backgrounds, where family structures are strong and learning is highly valued, outscore so dramatically children from homes where these values are often missing suggests that culture not ethnicity or cash is the key to educational achievement,Â” he says in the forward to the report.

Â“The policymaking implications are clear. To prevent the growth of an uneducated and unemployable underclass of forgotten children, we have to get their parents to engage in their learning and schooling from an early age.Â”

However, he criticises a Â“target-drivenÂ” school system which he says concentrates on achieving success for middle-class families. Despite a 50 per cent increase in the education budget in the past decade, academic standards among the poorest pupils have scarcely risen at all.

More than 26,000 children Â— 5 per cent of all 16-year-olds Â— still leave school without a single GCSE pass at any grade.

Â“Social mobility is actually declining. A child from a low-income home now stands less chance of getting a well-paid job in adulthood than his counterpart did in 1970. Such children are more likely than ever to remain trapped in a cycle of poverty,Â” the report says.

The Conservatives are likely to try to encourage white working-class parents to take an interest in their childrenÂ’s education. However, having accused the Government of nationalising childhood, with an array of parenting classes, they are likely to work through the voluntary sector, such as charities.

Linky

They don't mention feminism as a factor.

Tyrael · #4 15th-November-2006

Mr Duncan Smith says this: "That poor children from Chinese and Indian backgrounds, where family structures are strong and learning is highly valued, outscore so dramatically children from homes where these values are often missing suggests that culture not ethnicity or cash is the key to educational achievement,Â” he says in the forward to the report.

This is a indirect reference to feminists who want to destroy strong nuclear family structures. He should've been more direct with this statement.

Tyrael · #5 15th-November-2006

Mr Duncan Smith says this: "That poor children from Chinese and Indian backgrounds, where family structures are strong and learning is highly valued, outscore so dramatically children from homes where these values are often missing suggests that culture not ethnicity or cash is the key to educational achievement,Â” he says in the forward to the report.

This is a indirect reference to feminists who want to destroy strong nuclear family structures. He should've been more direct with this statement.

Tyrael · #6 15th-November-2006

Mr Duncan Smith says this: "That poor children from Chinese and Indian backgrounds, where family structures are strong and learning is highly valued, outscore so dramatically children from homes where these values are often missing suggests that culture not ethnicity or cash is the key to educational achievement,Â” he says in the forward to the report.

This is a indirect reference to feminists who want to destroy strong nuclear family structures. He should've been more direct with this statement.

Major Tom · #7 15th-November-2006

I saw a debate about this on TV today.

One man correctly identified the problem.

He said that it was because society views white males as being priveleged and has not helped them as much as 'under-privelged' groups (everyone else). When asked where this view came from, he said he thought it was from ideology from the lefties in government.

No doubt it also has something to do with white males getting blamed for just about every problem under the sun.

Major Tom · #8 15th-November-2006

I saw a debate about this on TV today.

One man correctly identified the problem.

He said that it was because society views white males as being priveleged and has not helped them as much as 'under-privelged' groups (everyone else). When asked where this view came from, he said he thought it was from ideology from the lefties in government.

No doubt it also has something to do with white males getting blamed for just about every problem under the sun.

Major Tom · #9 15th-November-2006

I saw a debate about this on TV today.

One man correctly identified the problem.

He said that it was because society views white males as being priveleged and has not helped them as much as 'under-privelged' groups (everyone else). When asked where this view came from, he said he thought it was from ideology from the lefties in government.

No doubt it also has something to do with white males getting blamed for just about every problem under the sun.

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