Conclusion

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I'm headed to school short after this. I'm sure I'll be able to fill this up when I'm speaking.

III. CONCLUSION

A. (Review of Main Points):

1. Affirmative action continues the struggle of racial preference. “The guarantee of equal protection” which is guaranteed in the constitution “cannot mean one thing when applied to a white person and something else when applied to a person of another color.”
2. Quotas enable the underprepared to be thrust into institutions filled with students who have been provided an immense advantage over them. The requirements can not be met by students who have been behind and sets them up for failure.
3. The achievements of minorities should not be dismissed and the achievement gap should be closed.
How can the U.S. black-white achievement gap be closed?
B. Poor whites should at times be given preference over more privileged minorities. As President Obama put it “We have to think about affirmative action and craft it in such a way where some of our children who are advantaged aren’t getting more favorable treatment than a poor white kid who has struggled more,” ban preferential treatment on the basis of race, ethnicity and sex in government hiring and public education. Within the lifetimes of today’s teenagers, two of every five American workers will be black or brown, and the nation’s economic and social future will depend critically on their skills. Projecting the status quo forward produces a frightening picture. One out of every three students of color fails to obtain a high school diploma. On the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress Grade 8 reading exam, 46 percent of black public school students and 43 percent of Hispanic students scored “below basic.” Only 12 percent and 14 percent of these groups scored proficient
A Harvard study led by Richard J. Murnane has convinced me that The low quality of the schools black and brown children is a critical piece of the problem. We need to use the money geared towards school reformation and affirmative action to allow low income families to send their young kids to pre school, and ensure that when they are in elementary school they are being taught by the best teachers- not teachers who’s resumes look good, but by teachers who have statistically been able to improve their students learning process. There are options for bringing about real change; the commitment of suburban communities to improving the education of urban students has substantive merit. We need to publically fund programs that dramatically change the middle school and high school experiences of urban youth. Options like travel, apprenticeships with craftspeople, and long-term individual tutorials — to name just a few of the activities through which affluent parents motivate and educate their teenagers. Our public money should be used to mirror the knowledge and experience provided privately because otherwise there is no way to compete.

C. FIRST: (Pass out second test.) Please apply for the last time. I know this paper won’t get you into the school of your dreams, but I hope that when mine and your children do apply, they will have had a fair chance and their hard work will pay off with great opportunity. If we do not move past the reverse racism and quick fix of affirmation, the future holds class segregation, in which the uneducated people of all races- who were denied a fair education will be far below the affluent minority sitting far from reach at the top.
D. If we can move past race and place value on what really matters, making sure we are equally preparing all children, we can all be accepted.