America 1979

Chapter 7 Sponsorship Fees

Brooklyn, in front of Fort Hamilton High School.

Bill, who still fell asleep and woke up naturally, went to his old high school on weekdays to see if he could continue to study in grades 12 to [-], earn enough AP course credits, and take the SAT exam.

Like Bill Gates’ mother who is a director of IBM, there is a deep misconception circulating on the Simplified Chinese Internet, that is, public schools in the United States are very bad, and students use impart to hide guns and smoke leaves, while private schools are generally good. in public schools.

In fact, this is a very one-sided view. Even if there are two schools in the same community, there will be differences between the principals and teachers because of their different philosophies.

There are 19314 public high schools in the United States, more than 8000 private day high schools, and more than 1000 boarding private high schools. Among them, New York State has more than 60 public high schools, and Texas has more than 700 public high schools. The state of California has 1243 private high schools.

This data can actually reflect the problem. One-seventh of private high schools are concentrated in California on the west coast, while public high schools in Texas and New York account for one-sixth of the United States.Generally speaking, the public education system in the northeast of the United States is relatively complete, and the quality of public schools is also preferred. The public schools in the Midwest and South that were developed later are the American high schools in the stereotype of the Internet.

There are two main factors that determine the quality of American public high schools. One is whether the community where high-income people live, and the other is the quality of students.

The quality of students can also be understood as the immigrant origin of the students. Generally speaking, East Asians, especially public high schools with a large number of Chinese students, are not far behind.

For example, the public high school in Flushing, Queens, New York, because Flushing is the largest Chinese community in North America, so 50.00% of the students in this high school are Chinese, which makes the school's SAT average score and AP scores ridiculously high, and also As a result, the high school became the number one public high school in New York State, ranking about twelve in the United States.

If it weren't for the fact that Chinese students are too involved in education and the universities have limited the proportion and quota of Chinese students, the high school in Flushing would definitely hit the top three or even the number one high school in the United States.

As far as Bill knew, the high school he had dropped out of was ranked in the top 200 in the state, which was not low.

He was able to go to this high school because public schools in the United States generally recruit nearby residents, and they are click-and-delivery. You only need to look at the utility bills of the last two months, and you don’t need any certificate from the community.

To put it to the extreme, as long as a student can prove that he lives in a community near the school during the post-enrolment inspection, he can receive various bills from the school, and he doesn’t need to live here.

But once it is found out that they are falsifying, the consequences will be borne by themselves.

Some ethnic Chinese take advantage of this loophole to send their children to friends' homes to obtain admission to good public high schools. (If you encounter a friend who exploits such loopholes, please break up on the spot)

Another example is Williamsburg, the northernmost part of Brooklyn. This land is very close to Manhattan in the center of New York. This is where Bugs Bunny lives.

A rise in housing prices means that the income of residents has increased, the community has become more upscale, and the quality of public high schools in this area has also improved.

But in the 80s, even Manhattan was synonymous with chaos, shootings, and disorder, and Brooklyn's reputation was not much better.In the eyes of ordinary Americans, Brooklyn at this time is roughly equal to the stronghold of the Mafia and the holy land of Italian immigrants.

This stereotype is not bad. The status of Brooklyn among Italians is about the same as that of Flushing, Queens next door, among Chinese.

The poor public security living environment makes public high schools have worse students than public high schools of the same level.

But no matter how bad it is, it is still difficult for a student who has dropped out of school for two years to return to class.

But it doesn't matter, Americans like the prodigal son the most, and Bill is of Italian descent, and his parents died. In the original version of political correctness, this buff is much stronger than that of ordinary students.

At the school gate, although Bill's huge body made the two security guards a little nervous, after he revealed his intention and identity, he was not embarrassed.

A white security guard, who may be of Irish descent, helped him call the principal's school phone, and another black security guard took him to the principal's office.

The principal's name was George Jackson, a middle-aged lean white man with a bald head. According to his name and baldness, he was likely to be of English descent.

Also known as the WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) group.This group is the first to come to North America among the descendants of immigrants, and therefore occupies the most upstream ecological niche, and is the founder of American politics, economy, culture, and education.

Except for WASP, the status of Irish-Catholics and German-Protestants is the highest. The status of Italian-Catholics is quite low among whites. Even in the 80s, Italians could not be considered called white people.

On the Internet, Melaleuca, the leader of the United States, who loves memes the most, falls into the category of Irish-Catholics.Le Zong was the first American general who broke the monopoly of the WASP group on the position of the general.

"Principal Jackson, it's like this..." Bill began to talk about his experience after dropping out of school with snot and tears as expected, and then showed how he had come to realize the importance of learning and his previous ignorance .

"Maybe my parents gave me a new direction in life under the guidance of God. On a certain night when no one was there, I felt that this kind of life was too mediocre, and going back to school was the right way."

"I love learning. I must finish high school and get admitted to a good university. I will not leave any regrets in my life."

"The way to salvation is in the book."

"Just imagine, a person who loves learning, calculus, solid geometry, and analytic geometry, how bad can he be?"

Bill did his best to show in front of the principal and the black security guards his remorse for getting lost in the army and his gratitude for returning after learning the way, and that only learning can relieve his anxiety, and appropriately expressed his gratitude to the principal and school staff.

If they allow themselves to go back to school and repeat it.

Principal Jackson watched Bill's performance quietly, and then said unhurriedly: "Son, you also know that once admitted, public schools cannot expel students. This not only protects you, but also protects other students. And It is now September, and this year's quota is already full, and I cannot coordinate other students' quotas for you."

He covered his mouth and pondered for a while, "If not, I'll write you a letter of recommendation and let you go to another public high school."

Bill was a little dumbfounded, why was it different from what he thought, he hurriedly said: "It's okay, I just want to go to our school, and I don't bother with your recommendation letter."

George Jackson nodded, "He is a good boy who loves to study. Since you must go to my school, then... well. Come back next year, next June, if you are really interested, I can reserve a spot for you .”

Then he waved his hand and asked the black security guard to lead the people away.

Bill was not reconciled, his mind was running extremely fast, and it suddenly occurred to him that he might not have been paid.

American public schools also have a tradition of receiving sponsorship. With money, everything is easy to talk about, and everything can be done.

"If I donate a sum of money to the school, can I go to school this year?"

Jackson put down the document in his hand, and stretched out his index and middle fingers with his right hand.

Bill tentatively asked, "Two thousand dollars?"

This is not a small number.

"Twenty thousand." George Jackson said the number very clearly.

Bill understood that this man didn't want to take him in, but just sent him away.

There is no place to stay here. All Bill needs is a high school that offers AP courses, and there is no need to die here.

He turned to leave, but when he went out, he met four strong white men, one of whom was the white Irish security guard who had just met at the school gate.

"it's him."

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