Following the controversy of the a deputy mayor who claimed that Roma are not genetically programmed for education, a blog about education and Roma. The blog’s intentions are good, as it states that “the poorer academic results of Roma children are caused by poor socio-economic background, not by their racial differences”.
Unfortunately, after noting that only 11,746 people registered as Roma in the last census, whereas estimates say there are around 300’000 Roma in Czechia, it goes on with percentages … 30% of children end up in special schools; 57% are long term unemployed, etc. How does one arrive at those numbers if one doesn’t know how many there are?
Actually, this is racist, albeit with good intentions.
- Podpora Romů je málo efektivní, neřeší příčinu socioekonomického stavu. In: Seznam Medium. 08.01.2025. https://medium.seznam.cz/clanek/katarina-valentova-podpora-romu-je-malo-efektivni-neresi-pricinu-socioekonomickeho-stavu-110962
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