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Of course all kinds of people can land in these remedial classes if they are not prepared. Now, I ask you, which schools do a better job of preparing students

Of course all kinds of people can land in these remedial classes if they are not prepared. Now, I ask you, which schools do a better job of preparing students for college level work, the schools white kids get to go to or the schools black kids have to go to? If you are wondering, look at the AP classes offered at say Palo Alto high school vs Crenshaw high school: http://schools.latimes.com/school/los-angeles/crenshaw-senior-high/ http://schools.latimes.com/school/los-angeles/crenshaw-senio... http://schools.latimes.com/school/palo-alto/palo-alto-high/ http://schools.latimes.com/school/palo-alto/palo-alto-high/ Highlights: Proficient in Math: PA: 76% Crenshaw: 2.5% (not a typo) Proficient in English: PA: 84% Crenshaw: 18% Now, are you saying we shouldn't let bright kids from bad schools get into college?

Clubber 9y ago
>Now, are you saying we shouldn't let bright kids from bad schools get into college? Show me where I implied that.
- justin_vanw 9y ago
  I was just using your technique of putting words in someone else's mouth, with a question mark at the end. See GP post.
  - Clubber 9y ago
    Apparently you were the only person in this thread who couldn't see the implication. >how else are we going to get an adequately diverse student body? (without remedial classes). I didn't have to put words into his mouth, you did. I guess you're just intellectually diverse. See what I implied there? Maybe you didn't.
michaelchisari 9y ago
Palo Alto Avg. Income: $126,771 Inglewood Avg. Income: $43,394 Wouldn't it make sense to compare like-to-like, and choose two schools in areas with similar incomes?
- orbifold 9y ago
  Just btw. but in Germany ~43,000$ would be considered a not too bad income, certainly not an income where one would expect people to have ~2.5% math proficiency.
  - posguy 9y ago
    Sure, but a drink in Germany isn't going to run me $7 to $12, it would be less than half that usually. In a major city in the US, your living standards on $43k a year will be much lower than in Germany.
  - michaelchisari 9y ago
    An average 1 bedroom in Inglewood ranges from $1350 to $1600 a month. An average 2 bedroom ranges from $1650 to $2000 a month. Someone making $43k a year would end up with $2,667.51 a month as take home pay. This would not include health insurance, which could run anywhere from $100 to $400 a month (and potentially much, much higher).
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Clubber 9y ago

>Now, are you saying we shouldn't let bright kids from bad schools get into college? Show me where I implied that.

justin_vanw 9y ago
I was just using your technique of putting words in someone else's mouth, with a question mark at the end. See GP post.
- Clubber 9y ago
  Apparently you were the only person in this thread who couldn't see the implication. >how else are we going to get an adequately diverse student body? (without remedial classes). I didn't have to put words into his mouth, you did. I guess you're just intellectually diverse. See what I implied there? Maybe you didn't.

michaelchisari 9y ago

Palo Alto Avg. Income: $126,771 Inglewood Avg. Income: $43,394 Wouldn't it make sense to compare like-to-like, and choose two schools in areas with similar incomes?

orbifold 9y ago
Just btw. but in Germany ~43,000$ would be considered a not too bad income, certainly not an income where one would expect people to have ~2.5% math proficiency.
- posguy 9y ago
  Sure, but a drink in Germany isn't going to run me $7 to $12, it would be less than half that usually. In a major city in the US, your living standards on $43k a year will be much lower than in Germany.
- michaelchisari 9y ago
  An average 1 bedroom in Inglewood ranges from $1350 to $1600 a month. An average 2 bedroom ranges from $1650 to $2000 a month. Someone making $43k a year would end up with $2,667.51 a month as take home pay. This would not include health insurance, which could run anywhere from $100 to $400 a month (and potentially much, much higher).
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