Do Our Children have an "Achievement Gap"?

Dear friends,

The "Achievement Gap" rap, to me, is simply another excuse for justifying racism as an institution in the American body politic.. For example, as you may know, my oldest daughter is a leading scientist and professor at the world’s foremost medical school, Johns Hopkins. She teaches medical students in the classroom, and PhD candidates in her lab.

These students come from the top schools in the country, with 4.0 grade point averages. Yet, for the most part, they are very lazy thinkers, and even lazier doers. This is what the United States educational system is like, under the thumb of the Testing Industry, that has everything to do with corporate profit, and nothing to do with creating thoughtful, competent, self-sufficient, and caring citizens.

Let's stop talking about this "Achievement Gap" nonsense. Do away with the "No Child Left Behind" Ponzi scheme, started by Bush and our Congress, then continued by Obama and the rest of the Congressional crooks just mentioned!

G. Djata Bumpus