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I don't know what to tell you. That's the state of the country. But hey, at least they're honest about why they're doing it: > San Francisco pioneered key aspe

by bko 5y ago

I don't know what to tell you. That's the state of the country. But hey, at least they're honest about why they're doing it: > San Francisco pioneered key aspects of the new approach, opting in 2014 to delay algebra instruction until 9th grade and to push advanced mathematics courses until at least after 10th grade as a means of promoting equity. The school failed the most vulnerable children by objective measures, so they're just trying to get rid of those measures entirely.

nimish 5y ago
Yep it seems like the "equitable" solution to failing children is to simply redefine success. Really, truly worrying that instead of focusing resources to help kids improve and overcome a challenge the answer is to remove the challenge instead.
s5300 5y ago
When commenting on the state of the country, I would look towards the states that have historically ranked poorly in education and see why they’re never improving. California is definitely not one of those states & seems to have no issue in keeping a higher than average educated populace.
- Mountain_Skies 5y ago
  Looking at derivatives would make the danger these policies present to California students clear.
- bradleyjg 5y ago
  From the article: On national standardized tests, California ranks in the bottom quartile among all states and U.S. territories for 8th grade math scores.
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worried4future 5y ago
> as a means of promoting equity Denying high-preforming, or average preforming students access to appropriate education in the service of "equity" reminds me of this: https://unwokenarrative.com/content/images/2021/06/image-3.png https://unwokenarrative.com/content/images/2021/06/image-3.p... The people doing this are destroying the future of these children and our nation as a whole. It should be criminal but I fear an idiocracy-like future where no one is smart enough to realize how stupid we have become.

by bko 5y ago

nimish 5y ago

Yep it seems like the "equitable" solution to failing children is to simply redefine success. Really, truly worrying that instead of focusing resources to help kids improve and overcome a challenge the answer is to remove the challenge instead.

s5300 5y ago

When commenting on the state of the country, I would look towards the states that have historically ranked poorly in education and see why they’re never improving. California is definitely not one of those states & seems to have no issue in keeping a higher than average educated populace.

Mountain_Skies 5y ago
Looking at derivatives would make the danger these policies present to California students clear.
bradleyjg 5y ago
From the article: On national standardized tests, California ranks in the bottom quartile among all states and U.S. territories for 8th grade math scores.

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worried4future 5y ago

> as a means of promoting equity Denying high-preforming, or average preforming students access to appropriate education in the service of "equity" reminds me of this: https://unwokenarrative.com/content/images/2021/06/image-3.png https://unwokenarrative.com/content/images/2021/06/image-3.p... The people doing this are destroying the future of these children and our nation as a whole. It should be criminal but I fear an idiocracy-like future where no one is smart enough to realize how stupid we have become.