"Skills and Other dilemmas of a Progressive Black Educator"

When I read this essay I couldn't even decide if I thought it would be better to use the method of "fluency," or drill in the skills for students. For an all equal learning, I think now that it'd be a lot better to use both, but mainly focus on skills. As Delpit explains in this essay, the majority of black students come from neighborhoods and families that don't push their kids to learn as predominantly white and also wealthy families might push their kids to become more educated. I know that throughout my childhood up until now, education always came first, before anything! Before I could go out, before I watched my favorite TV shows, even before my family in certain ways. If I didn't understand something I did at school, my Dad would have to sit with me and help me and do the homework, and at dinners most of the discussion was what we learned today in school. So I think what Delpit was trying to say was that most black kids come from neighborhoods much different than white neighborhoods and aren't pushed as hard. It also said in the essay that black kids are fluent in their writing, they just don't acquire the skills that most white kids do. This is a touchy topic, I don't know how people are going to respond to this or if it will even be easy to discuss. I'm not sure how I even think about this whole topic. I guess we'll see what happens in class...