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Lots of reasons. To start with it is positive for the bottom 5%. School is also not just about academic results but also integration and socialization. I think

Lots of reasons. To start with it is positive for the bottom 5%. School is also not just about academic results but also integration and socialization. I think that ideally you would have one class and several teachers.

yboris 5y ago
If integration and socialization is important, perhaps we should outlaw private schools and redistribute all students across nearby schools randomly, so the rich kids get to understand what it means to be poor from the early age. Dragging down the top 5% to the lowest common denominator is not a benefit to society overall. Would you recommend cancelling AP classes? This is a big subject; none of us are in a position to do anything other than philosophize. But I do think that when your goal is "socialization" you don't need to force everyone to study the same thing. I think it's a moral tragedy that we hold back our brightest students.
- epse 5y ago
  Could you perhaps tell me what AP means? Thanks!
  - fruit_snack 5y ago
    I’m guessing he means “Advanced Placement” here.
  - yboris 5y ago
    Sorry should not have used an abbreviation: "Advanced Placement" -- courses meant for excelling students.
    - withinboredom 5y ago
      > courses meant for excelling students I took a couple of them and dropped them as fast as I could. I found the classes mostly just included more homework than was necessary. I thought it’d be more like university and focus more on lecture, notes, and reading. Writing more essays and more projects was a big NOPE for me.