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Hi CW I hope all is fine with you. You know I have bought a home here in Florida because I am stationed here as well. I have been paying close attention to the FCAT "controversy."

I am sick and tired of black folks crying the blues because they are held to a standard. This is a parental and community problem as a whole. You could probably ask those students that fail the FCAT how may rebounds does Shaq average per game and they could fire off the answer. They also know the lyrics to every hoodlum rap song. They are wear thier pants around their behinds thinking its cool. Then you ask these kids what they want to do with their lives? The blank look on thier faces says it all.

I am tired of it. My philosophy is that if I could make it out of the public schools of Chicago and get educated than someone else can too. I am also tired of our youth looking down thier noses at education. I saw this take place at Howard University (of all places). When I was working on my 2nd Bachelors I would challenge the feminist teachers on thier position and how they are trying to emasculate black men with their poisonous agendas.

We need the men in the community to start acting like men. We need to hold people accountable especially the teacher as well as the students.
Am I living in a fantasy world or are these legitimate expectations?