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" . . . as a means of promoting equity" and "The intent of the state mathematics framework, its designers say, is to maintain rigor while also helping remedy Ca

" . . . as a means of promoting equity" and "The intent of the state mathematics framework, its designers say, is to maintain rigor while also helping remedy California’s achievement gaps for Black, Latino and low-income students, which remain some of the largest in the nation. It's Harrison Bergeron Math.

logicalmonster 5y ago
Is there an achievement gap for other groups such as Asian students?
- jdkee 5y ago
  Asian students outperform their white peers. See https://infogram.com/mathdisparities-ag-1h984wd3y7lv2p3 https://infogram.com/mathdisparities-ag-1h984wd3y7lv2p3
  - ibejoeb 5y ago
    This is exactly the reason NYC terminated the gifted and talented program. They're all so woke that they've reinvented anti-literacy laws.
  - carom 5y ago
    We shouldn't teach them until 11th grade, give everyone a few years head start.
- aaaaaaaaaaab 5y ago
  Yes. But I'm afraid in the opposite direction.
- coolspot 5y ago
  No, even for Asians from poor countries and with language barrier. But we are not allowed to talk about that.
  - holonomically 5y ago
    Talk about what?
    - coolspot 5y ago
      Exactly! You are getting hang of it!
      - deleted 5y ago
        [deleted]
  - tomp 5y ago
    Not just Asians, even Africans (blacks), e.g. Nigerians - they even outperform local (US) whites!
rahimnathwani 5y ago
I had to look this up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron "In the year 2081, the 211th, 212th, and 213th amendments to the Constitution dictate that all Americans are fully equal and not allowed to be smarter, better-looking, or more physically able than anyone else. The Handicapper General's agents enforce the equality laws, forcing citizens to wear "handicaps": masks for those who are too beautiful, loud radios that disrupt thoughts inside the ears of intelligent people, and heavy weights for the strong or athletic."
- JetAlone 5y ago
  Vive L'Empereur.
- jl2718 5y ago
  I heard this story in 5th grade. I remembered it again at DEFCON 22. That guy, Stephen Watt; that’s him. That’s the guy the story was about. https://youtu.be/TWzvXaxR6us https://youtu.be/TWzvXaxR6us
  - Mizza 5y ago
    Huh, didn't know he was still active after going to prison. That's nice to see.
imtringued 5y ago
So you're saying this is a way to avoid spending money on black schools?

logicalmonster 5y ago

Is there an achievement gap for other groups such as Asian students?

jdkee 5y ago
Asian students outperform their white peers. See https://infogram.com/mathdisparities-ag-1h984wd3y7lv2p3 https://infogram.com/mathdisparities-ag-1h984wd3y7lv2p3
- ibejoeb 5y ago
  This is exactly the reason NYC terminated the gifted and talented program. They're all so woke that they've reinvented anti-literacy laws.
- carom 5y ago
  We shouldn't teach them until 11th grade, give everyone a few years head start.
aaaaaaaaaaab 5y ago
Yes. But I'm afraid in the opposite direction.
coolspot 5y ago
No, even for Asians from poor countries and with language barrier. But we are not allowed to talk about that.
- holonomically 5y ago
  Talk about what?
  - coolspot 5y ago
    Exactly! You are getting hang of it!
    - deleted 5y ago
      [deleted]
- tomp 5y ago
  Not just Asians, even Africans (blacks), e.g. Nigerians - they even outperform local (US) whites!

rahimnathwani 5y ago

I had to look this up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron "In the year 2081, the 211th, 212th, and 213th amendments to the Constitution dictate that all Americans are fully equal and not allowed to be smarter, better-looking, or more physically able than anyone else. The Handicapper General's agents enforce the equality laws, forcing citizens to wear "handicaps": masks for those who are too beautiful, loud radios that disrupt thoughts inside the ears of intelligent people, and heavy weights for the strong or athletic."

JetAlone 5y ago
Vive L'Empereur.
jl2718 5y ago
I heard this story in 5th grade. I remembered it again at DEFCON 22. That guy, Stephen Watt; that’s him. That’s the guy the story was about. https://youtu.be/TWzvXaxR6us https://youtu.be/TWzvXaxR6us
- Mizza 5y ago
  Huh, didn't know he was still active after going to prison. That's nice to see.

imtringued 5y ago

So you're saying this is a way to avoid spending money on black schools?