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"Listen kiddo, since your dad got a high score in SAT you get to a 500 points headstart on other kids in your class. So make the most of it." I think we'd all
by carlob 12y ago
"Listen kiddo, since your dad got a high score in SAT you get to a 500 points headstart on other kids in your class. So make the most of it."
I think we'd all agree this would be a perverse incentive. My point is that there are already a bunch of advantages privileged kids get: more money, more access to culture, better social connections do we really need to actively try to rig the game any more in their favor?
- Dylan16807 12y agoI don't understand how admitting the game is rigged actively makes it more rigged?
- carlob 12y agoNo, sending your kids to private school is actively making it more rigged. If you tell them, it means you know. Let me rephrase my previous post: "Listen kiddo, since your dad got a high score in SAT he can apply to get you a 500 points headstart. Other kids can't get it so make the most of it." You can still choose not to send your kids to private school if you feel it's an unjust advantage.
- Dylan16807 12y agoI'm still unsure why knowing really matters. Anyway, I think the impact on the other kids is much more important than whether it's an advantage or not. If giving the advantage to one kid removes an equal amount from the other kids, that's bad. If it removes even more from the other kids, that's terrible. If it doesn't affect the absolute education level of other kids, then probably go for it, even if it's unfair. Raise the average quality of education, even if it's selfish.