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So it's "opt out of being around average people", then?
by cratermoon 2y ago
So it's "opt out of being around average people", then?
- typewithrhythm 2y agoAverage people aim to provide a good a start for their kids as possible; average aims to avoid public school if possible. You now only have a set of people defined by behaviour or ability too poor for private, parents who don't care, or ones with no options... Basically it's opting out of being around the dregs
- cratermoon 2y agoAm I correct in reading this as you saying poor people and the ones with no options are "dregs"?
- aurareturn 2y agoI'm not sure what your point is. All parents want to send their kids to the best schools. They buy expensive real estate for this reason. There is a very clear, unspoken reason why parents want to avoid poor areas for schools. SF has a lottery system. This means all kids in the city are mixed. Unfortunately, my experience was absolutely horrible for learning.
- aurareturn 2y agoI wish they were average.
- resonious 2y agoIf the average student is a bully, disruptive, and disrespectful to teachers then I think I might actually opt out of being around average people if possible.
- cyberax 2y agoAnd what's so bad about it? Mind you, it's not just 'being around', but "being stuck with them for 30% of your life for years in a situation out of your control".
- Meekro 2y agoAverage people are cool. We're trying to opt out of being around the bottom 10%.