Analyze Before You Criticize
By Akua Danqua
Does Cardozo deserve the negative reputation it has? As a new student I don't think it does, because I haven't had any negative experiences so far.
Too often the people who put down Cardozo don't know about Cardozo first hand. All they know are the negative things that they have heard about from other people. Visitors don't stay in the environment long enough to form an unbiased opinion about Cardozo.
Another reason why people have negative views of Cardozo is because they expect the worst-case scenario before they even come on the school grounds. I think the two major reasons for these low expectations are because of where the school is located, and the ethnicities of the students. So it doesn't really matter what they see because the people who negatively criticize Cardozo already have their minds made up and they block out the reality of the situation.
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the students were friendlier than I expected and the teachers were very efficient at teaching their lesson plans. Contrary to what you might think or have heard I feel very safe while I am in the school building or on its grounds.
It is not a perfect school for example the building could use some remodeling but I appreciate being able to be a pupil at Cardozo because it is a great experience. Cardozo is a school that is rising to the top and people should stop putting it down because it's not so bad after all.
By George Telzrow |
November 30, 2006; 11:10 AM ET
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The media has a big affect on people. I know I have heard several negative things about Cardozo on the news in the past. If they media only focuses on the negative then people only know about the negative. As far as where the school is located, I think that it is a up coming area even though u do have your vionlence and what not but that's D.C for you. But you can't really be concerned with what other people say about you school because they don't go there, so your right there not going to have a unbiased opinion.