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> US math education is extremely unequal. Yes! All the lefties are crying inequality, yet they miss the obvious: enforce high academic standards everywhere lik

> US math education is extremely unequal. Yes! All the lefties are crying inequality, yet they miss the obvious: enforce high academic standards everywhere like many other countries do.

aprilthird2021 2y ago
Lefties often fill the ranks of elite private schools like the ones described above. There are a set of beliefs which one can hold personally because they are shielded from the consequences of living on that belief. Since the wealthy and liberal are not as dependent on society, they often voice opinions that are more transgressive (like removing advanced classes for "equality")
LtWorf 2y ago
I don't think USA's wokeism has anything to do with communism/socialism.
- hintymad 2y ago
  The oppressor/oppressed framework seems shared by both
  - LtWorf 2y ago
    One's about changing things and one's about showing that you're morally superior.
insane_dreamer 2y ago
Enforcing high school standards is exactly what "lefties" are trying to do, but it's undermined by school choice vouchers (about to become a lot more prominent). Instead we should follow Finland's example and get rid of private schools altogether.
- reliabilityguy 2y ago
  > Enforcing high school standards is exactly what "lefties" are trying to do How? > but it's undermined by school choice vouchers How do school vouchers undermine enforcement of standards? > Instead we should follow Finland's example and get rid of private schools altogether. I fail to see what is the relationship between private schools and enforcement of standards
  - insane_dreamer 2y ago
    because private schools aren't regulated the way public schools are (it's one of the main reasons of them being private)
    - reliabilityguy 2y ago
      > because private schools aren't regulated the way public schools are (it's one of the main reasons of them being private) I am not sure I understand how this sentence addresses any of the question above.

> US math education is extremely unequal. Yes! All the lefties are crying inequality, yet they miss the obvious: enforce high academic standards everywhere like many other countries do.

aprilthird2021 2y ago

Lefties often fill the ranks of elite private schools like the ones described above. There are a set of beliefs which one can hold personally because they are shielded from the consequences of living on that belief. Since the wealthy and liberal are not as dependent on society, they often voice opinions that are more transgressive (like removing advanced classes for "equality")

LtWorf 2y ago

I don't think USA's wokeism has anything to do with communism/socialism.

hintymad 2y ago
The oppressor/oppressed framework seems shared by both
- LtWorf 2y ago
  One's about changing things and one's about showing that you're morally superior.

insane_dreamer 2y ago

Enforcing high school standards is exactly what "lefties" are trying to do, but it's undermined by school choice vouchers (about to become a lot more prominent). Instead we should follow Finland's example and get rid of private schools altogether.

reliabilityguy 2y ago
> Enforcing high school standards is exactly what "lefties" are trying to do How? > but it's undermined by school choice vouchers How do school vouchers undermine enforcement of standards? > Instead we should follow Finland's example and get rid of private schools altogether. I fail to see what is the relationship between private schools and enforcement of standards
- insane_dreamer 2y ago
  because private schools aren't regulated the way public schools are (it's one of the main reasons of them being private)
  - reliabilityguy 2y ago
    > because private schools aren't regulated the way public schools are (it's one of the main reasons of them being private) I am not sure I understand how this sentence addresses any of the question above.