The Misguided Ethnic Schooling of Minority Youth

Consensus or Diversity? A Grave Dilemma in Schooling

“…Note, for instance, that in 1890 onequarter of Philadelphians and one-third of Bostonians were foreign-born; and by the turn of the century, eighty percent of New York City residents were born abroad (Lindsey, 1982). The success in educating, socializing, and acculturating these new Americans, particularly in the second and third generations, has been a highly successful model for the free world.…”