African-Caribbean boys ‘prefer to maintain reputation than learn’
African-Caribbean boys are among the worst performing ethnic minority students in British schools, a new report has shown.
The Jamaican Teachers' Association has suggested that black schoolboys are sacrificing their education skills in a bid to keep up a reputation of masculinity, BBC News reports.
Adolph Cameron, head of the association, said in Jamaica students often view schooling success as "gay" or feminine. He mentioned that homophobia was a big issue in the country and he was worried that similar attitudes would affect black boys in the UK.
Mr Cameron added: "Boys are more interested in hustling, which is a quick way of making a living, rather than making the commitment to study. This is a supposed to be a street thing which is a male thing."
The association reported that Afro-Caribbean boys are the worst-performing ethnic minority in the country.
Recent reports also show that there is an increasing gap between poorer students and their better-off peers in struggling schools.
