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I recognize that the terms of the debate might not be what I would choose. But I'm more concerned about the practical impact on my children than the ideological

I recognize that the terms of the debate might not be what I would choose. But I'm more concerned about the practical impact on my children than the ideological content of the debate. If the gifted programs are not actually having a causal positive impact on my children, I don't care so much if they are cancelled, no matter why they are cancelled. I am less interested in the ideology of the two sides of the debate, although I respect that other people feel differently and I don't wish to foreclose on other people arguing that aspect of things.

rayiner 6y ago
Ideology drives policy, and this won’t be the only policy decision made based on ideology. Virginia recently eliminated the admissions test in the science/tech magnet high school I attended because the school had too many Asian kids: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/thomas-jefferson-high-admissions-change/2020/10/07/0a1f8faa-08a7-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/thomas-jeffer.... Standardized testing has been a huge equalizer for Asian Americans vis-a-vis whites. My family came to America from Bangladesh—we were fortunate to be solidly middle class, but we lacked the social connections and cultural capital of even the average middle class whites around us. Standardized testing allowed my brother and I to stand out and break into professions that just a generation ago were reserved for the children of elite white families. Getting rid of those opportunities strikes me as ill-advised at best and motivated by anti-Asian sentiment at worst.
csomar 6y ago
If ideological and at the whim debates are determining outcomes in a school, organization or a company; it's time to move.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
  No place exists where this isn't happening to some extent or another. Where are you going to move to? No place I'd want to be is free from other human beings.

rayiner 6y ago

Ideology drives policy, and this won’t be the only policy decision made based on ideology. Virginia recently eliminated the admissions test in the science/tech magnet high school I attended because the school had too many Asian kids: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/thomas-jefferson-high-admissions-change/2020/10/07/0a1f8faa-08a7-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/thomas-jeffer.... Standardized testing has been a huge equalizer for Asian Americans vis-a-vis whites. My family came to America from Bangladesh—we were fortunate to be solidly middle class, but we lacked the social connections and cultural capital of even the average middle class whites around us. Standardized testing allowed my brother and I to stand out and break into professions that just a generation ago were reserved for the children of elite white families. Getting rid of those opportunities strikes me as ill-advised at best and motivated by anti-Asian sentiment at worst.

csomar 6y ago

If ideological and at the whim debates are determining outcomes in a school, organization or a company; it's time to move.

asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
No place exists where this isn't happening to some extent or another. Where are you going to move to? No place I'd want to be is free from other human beings.