Tuesday, September 07, 2004
BUSD frowns on students attempting to succeed
Some stuff about scheduling mishaps. But the backdrop here is that folks are upset that some students are trying to succeed in school by taking it seriously. Essential talking points:
"Because students are attempting to succeed in school in a non-racially representative proportion, these students should not be allowed to succeed."
"It's unfair for the school to be separated into winners and losers. It's better if the students are all made losers."
"Because the money comes from Bill Gates, we're not going to use it to improve education, because... umm..."
Look here, kids. There are two types of students. Students in school because they have to be, and students in school because they want to be. No one is hurt by separating the two. Putting them together screws everyone. Where is the controversy?
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