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> Do we want to live in a world where you have less opportunity because of characteristics you were born with? How do we know that those fewer opportunities ar
by vixen99 4y ago
> Do we want to live in a world where you have less opportunity because of characteristics you were born with?
How do we know that those fewer opportunities are necessarily linked to the characteristics you were born with? For example: in Britain, white working class kids are the least likely of any major racial group to go to university. But that is evidently not because they're white. Poor parenting and low levels of expectation in some schools have been cited as some of the reasons for this.
For the record, in 2021 in terms of State school students getting into universities the rates were as follows: Chinese/72%, Asian/54.9%, Mixed/48%, Black/46.8% and White (of any class)/33.3%
https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/higher-education/entry-rates-into-higher-education/latest https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education...