User talk:Dshakes06

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Racism in American education
You keep adding detailed information about racism in the US education system to the article that is supposed to be about special education in the entire world -- about all 6.697 billion humans, not just the 0.041 billion African-Americans. If you want to add details that affect 0.6% of the world's population to Wikipedia, please consider editing the article specifically on special education in the United States, rather than the general one on special education in the entire world. WhatamIdoing (talk) 01:21, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I am talking about racism specifically in the U.S's special education system. Not just the U.S education system. This is a big issue that many people are not aware of. I am not just speaking of African Americans, but of Hispanic Americans, and non English speakers as well. Many books have been written on this issue, but it is still persistent within the U.S education system. On another note, I placed this under the United States section which is apart of the world. African Americans are apart of the U.S as well, which means they are apart of the world. It should not matter what percentage of the world they make up. Notions like yours are apart of the reason why so many MINORITIES not just African Americans are being wrongly placed in Special Education. This is a problem the World needs to know about so it can be remedied, which is why it is here. If any other country had a specific issue similar to this or any other issue within their SPED system they should post it as well. It should not matter what percentage of the world's total population they belong to.


 * My question is this: Why are you talking about American racism in the article that covers European, Asian, and Latino special education, instead of talking about it in the article that is entirely dedicated to special education in the USA?  (NB that this article is not "education in the USA", but specifically special education in the USA.)  WhatamIdoing (talk) 05:43, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Because racism and discrimination play a key role in Special Education in the USA. To deny that would be like denying the color of your own skin. I placed it under the USA section, which is where it belongs. I am just trying to highlight the fact that there is a big flaw within the American Special Education system. Something this crucial needs to be heard by all. Again the USA is apart of the world. There is a section for it, which you seem to have approved. I do not understand your issue with people adding to it.