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Sowell and the American Education System • Part I

The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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The Disappointment of Black Children in the Classroom

Nancy points out that in her school district, an honors program had recently been dissolved after pressure from a black activist group. Sol agrees with her wholeheartedly and he blames black leaders for propagating these destructive ideas. I was very surprised by this call because I had no idea that 30 years ago the issue of black representation in honors programs was already an issue that was leading to the cancellation of such programs. The debate rages on decades later.

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