“First, although white students often think that so-called minority scholarships are a substantial drain on financial aid resources that would otherwise be available to them, nothing could be further from the truth.”
I do not agree with Wise, at all. I believe that there’s a percentage of Whites who do believe this way but on the other hands they a many Whites who do not see anything wrong with minority scholarships. Besides saying this, the author should have got statics. He should have shown how many Whites agree and how many disagree. Then also get the percentage of the amount of money lost from minority scholarship. Although this is he’s opinion, I believe it was too general to state.
“Indeed, schools serving mostly white students have three times as many honors or AP classes offered, per capita, as those serving mostly students of color”
I do agree with Wise. Statics have shown this. It could be because school with more students of color are for the most part in poverty areas and cannot afford funding for it. Students in honor and AP classes have a higher opportunity of receiving a scholarship. I believe this plays into a factor of the ratio of Whites and colors and scholarships. When scholarship groups are picking their candidates, they are looking are the person grades, classes they took and extra activities. In case, I can see what whites have a higher chance of receiving a scholarships over than Blacks or Latinos.
“In effect, there are not scholarships based on race, but rather, scholarships based on recognition of racism and how racism has shaped the opportunity structure in the U.S”
I believe that race scholarships do exist because of racism. Racism is still an ongoing battle in the U.S still today, whether people want to admit it or not. Scholarships based on race are in effect therefore people can say it is equal. Scholarships are awarded to everyone and not just Whites. These scholarship original were established to set equality. That there’s scholarships for both Whites and non-whites.
I agree with your response to this article. I also believe that race scholarships exist because of racism. Racism is definitely a challenge today. I think that it is also true that schools have higher and more challenging classes if there are more white students around.
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