Comments by "Daniel Bradford" (@Falconlibrary) on "A London borough tries to eliminate the academic achievement gap between white pupils and black ones" video.

I'm an American, so I cannot speak about my observations of black British culture. My observation of black American culture over a thirty year teaching career: a defiant attitude, a readiness to explain away personal failings with claims of victimhood and racism, and a lack of discipline, all of which come from the home. It doesn't help that so many black students lack the discipline of a father in the home. I think the achievement gap is cultural, not racial. My highest achieving students were always the Asians, and their culture is the polar opposite of black culture. Black students whose parents have followed the Asian mindset--study hard, exert self-discipline, respect the school and its rules, as well as others--have done very well. Schools cannot change black culture. Black people must undertake a conscious effort to do that. Given their recent revival of the victimhood mentality, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.
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