One difference between Lincoln Community School and my school is the ethnic population. At Lincoln, the population of black students was at about 71%, with the Asian population contributing about 25%. At my school, the population was about 98% white students. I think this is important because if a person grows up in a big city and attends school with people of different ethnicity, he or she is probably more open minded to new cultures and less discriminatory or prejudicial. In my hometown, which has a population of about 3,000 people, many of the students are very close minded to new cultures. Sadly, many are racist, in part because that was how their parents were raised. Another difference between these two schools is location. Lincoln is located in North Minneapolis, and my school is in a small town that is more of a farming community. This is significant because students who go to Lincoln are probably more subjected to crime and poverty, while there isn't hardly any crime in my hometown, and people are very trusting of one another.
at October 12, 2005 11:28 AMgood start, both of the things you stated are true in my district too...good job explaining what you thought the differences were
Posted by: greg at October 12, 2005 11:42 AMKeep thinking of ways of using details to illustrate the points you're making. For instance, rather than just saying students in N. Mpls are probably exposed to crime, you could use specific examples from that City Pages article.
Posted by: Jerry at October 13, 2005 11:29 AM