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Standards or diversity, pick one. Even if you love diversity, do you really want an affirmative action neurosurgeon? Or do you want the smartest kids to get t
by gotoeleven 4y ago
Standards or diversity, pick one.
Even if you love diversity, do you really want an affirmative action neurosurgeon? Or do you want the smartest kids to get the best education even if they're asian?
- rhexs 4y agoI’d like the smartest kid to get the best education and simultaneously the country to invest in its own people first instead of trying to import anyone and everyone to save on training costs.
- gameman144 4y agoTo clarify, you're against the abolition of these gifted programs in that case? They seem like a pretty direct solution to giving our own people a high quality education.
- rhexs 4y agoYes.
- colechristensen 4y agoI want every kid to get an equal amount of optimization.
- gameman144 4y agoWhat does this mean? What is optimization in this context? Some kids (e.g. special needs or gifted kids) are going to require more hands-on time to reach their potential. For others, the standard curriculum is a great fit for them. It's a nice thought that all children get an equal amount of everything, but the fact of the matter is that not all children need an equal amount of everything.
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- happytoexplain 4y ago>Standards or diversity, pick one. This is highly reductive. What you're really saying is that some practices benefit one ideal to the detriment of the other, and that's a problem and a fair complaint, but it is an unrealistic and negative/provocative leap to imply they are 100% mutually exclusive.
- QuarterReptile 4y agoIt is a leap to misquote parent as saying "[standards and diversity] are 100% mutually exclusive". They are opposing values. To focus on one is to de-prioritize the other.