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The results cited in the article suggest that either the answer is yes, or in fact "marginal students" are perfectly capable students who were being passed over
by ryandamm 3y ago
The results cited in the article suggest that either the answer is yes, or in fact "marginal students" are perfectly capable students who were being passed over.
The text of the article further suggests that many of the students who scored well on qualifying exams weren't taking the classes because they didn't have the parental involvement or default assumption that they would take it.
(Note that the opt-out group was selected from the general population based on the results of an exam; it wasn't a population-wide opt out. I suspect from your comment you didn't see that?)
- recursive 3y agoAm I meant to believe that all students are equally capable? That's a tough sell.
- nomat 3y agostudents definitely are not all equally capable in one aspect for sure: their ability to hire or provide private tutoring outside of school hours. Cutting access to state-funded programs (such as algebra classes in middle school) just means the rich children get even more of a leg up on college admissions and life in general.
- Slava_Propanei 3y ago[dead]
- sfn42 3y agoI don't think anyone is suggesting that.