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> Pushing troublesome kids out isn't gaming the system in the same sense that fudging exam results is, because it makes the school better for all the remaining
by solveit 6y ago
> Pushing troublesome kids out isn't gaming the system in the same sense that fudging exam results is, because it makes the school better for all the remaining kids. (I think "gaming the system" should be reserved for things that are overall zero- or negative-sum.)
The troublesome kid goes somewhere, very likely somewhere worse equipped to deal with troublesome kids, not being a fancy school with a ton of money and all.
- Viliam1234 6y agoThat's the bad design of the system, that a kid that predictably will ruin learning experience of all their classmates, has no place to go where they would cause least harm. The system simply denies existence of such kids, and pretends that teachers just need to work harder, or we need to throw more money on that kid, and then everything will magically be ok.