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Every single one of us has things we support in-public but don't sincerely support in-private. Most of the time this isn't a problem because the endorsements we

Every single one of us has things we support in-public but don't sincerely support in-private. Most of the time this isn't a problem because the endorsements we make don't end up affecting our own personal lives. I have not met a single parent who didn't want to try and give their own children an advantage over the others. It is one thing to support "equity in education", but when parents sense that these activists are trying to dumb-down the curriculum, I expect significant pushback. Especially because this is quite literally a "won't somebody please think of the children" issue.

csee 5y ago
Why would there be pushback if they can just send their kids to private schools and not bear the negative consequences? Virtue signalling is actually advantageous to them. If they handicap all the public school kids then their own kids will be more likely to get into the top schools that manufacture scarcity.
- BitwiseFool 5y ago
  I suspect plenty of parents will begin the process of trying to get their kinds into a private school, but it still requires a lot of resources and effort. I sense that most parents would try to fight this while simultaneously trying to find a way out while the process goes on. As for the competitive advantage, I think that only works for the children who are already in the private school system.
- 908B64B197 5y ago
  It will also drop the average test score at public schools, thus getting the woke crowd to lower the standards again! The cycle repeats itself.
- int_19h 5y ago
  Sending your kids to a private school is already considered suspect these days in some circles. And, conversely, some people specifically send their children to public schools for ideological reasons.
  - akomtu 5y ago
    Suspect in what sense?
    - int_19h 5y ago
      In a sense that it's considered classist and/or racist to do so.
- VLM 5y ago
  Virtue signaling is always elitist. Look at whom does it. So the "social disease" of virtue signaling will follow the higher socioeconomic crowd where ever they go.
bittercynic 5y ago
This seems inconsistent on the surface, but I think it is reasonable to want both. You can push for a more equitable world while recognizing that we currently live in a society that's pretty economically savage to some of its members, and it's understandable to want yourself and loved ones to not be the ones on the losing end of our society.

csee 5y ago

Why would there be pushback if they can just send their kids to private schools and not bear the negative consequences? Virtue signalling is actually advantageous to them. If they handicap all the public school kids then their own kids will be more likely to get into the top schools that manufacture scarcity.

BitwiseFool 5y ago
I suspect plenty of parents will begin the process of trying to get their kinds into a private school, but it still requires a lot of resources and effort. I sense that most parents would try to fight this while simultaneously trying to find a way out while the process goes on. As for the competitive advantage, I think that only works for the children who are already in the private school system.
908B64B197 5y ago
It will also drop the average test score at public schools, thus getting the woke crowd to lower the standards again! The cycle repeats itself.
int_19h 5y ago
Sending your kids to a private school is already considered suspect these days in some circles. And, conversely, some people specifically send their children to public schools for ideological reasons.
- akomtu 5y ago
  Suspect in what sense?
  - int_19h 5y ago
    In a sense that it's considered classist and/or racist to do so.
VLM 5y ago
Virtue signaling is always elitist. Look at whom does it. So the "social disease" of virtue signaling will follow the higher socioeconomic crowd where ever they go.

bittercynic 5y ago

This seems inconsistent on the surface, but I think it is reasonable to want both. You can push for a more equitable world while recognizing that we currently live in a society that's pretty economically savage to some of its members, and it's understandable to want yourself and loved ones to not be the ones on the losing end of our society.