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At one point there was a huge filtering effect on who got into the best schools, if you start with and concentrate top performers you get good results no matter
by eastAligned 4y ago
At one point there was a huge filtering effect on who got into the best schools, if you start with and concentrate top performers you get good results no matter what; and can set a faster pace in addition.
The proportion of legacy and diversity students (combined with the national push for a reduced emphasis on objective testing) completely eroded this.
Not only are the students of less quality, the pace has to match the bottom, so they don't fail out all the special entries.
- malandrew 4y agoThis has been my observation as well. When I meet a boomer that went to an elite school I often find them impressive. Anyone that is a millennial that went to an elite school, rarely is more impressive than the folks I’ve met from second tier schools. For Gen-Z it’s a mixed bag. All those schools have going for them these days is a reputation that’s no longer deserved, social connections, wealth and a sense of entitlement that scores them freebies from time to time.