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" . . . as a means of promoting equity" and "The intent of the state mathematics framework, its designers say, is to maintain rigor while also helping remedy California’s achievement gaps for Black, Latino and low-income students, which remain some of the largest in the nation.

It's Harrison Bergeron Math.



I had to look this up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron

"In the year 2081, the 211th, 212th, and 213th amendments to the Constitution dictate that all Americans are fully equal and not allowed to be smarter, better-looking, or more physically able than anyone else. The Handicapper General's agents enforce the equality laws, forcing citizens to wear "handicaps": masks for those who are too beautiful, loud radios that disrupt thoughts inside the ears of intelligent people, and heavy weights for the strong or athletic."


I heard this story in 5th grade. I remembered it again at DEFCON 22. That guy, Stephen Watt; that’s him. That’s the guy the story was about.

https://youtu.be/TWzvXaxR6us


Huh, didn't know he was still active after going to prison. That's nice to see.


Vive L'Empereur.


So you're saying this is a way to avoid spending money on black schools?


Is there an achievement gap for other groups such as Asian students?


No, even for Asians from poor countries and with language barrier. But we are not allowed to talk about that.


Not just Asians, even Africans (blacks), e.g. Nigerians - they even outperform local (US) whites!


Talk about what?


Exactly! You are getting hang of it!


Asian students outperform their white peers.

See https://infogram.com/mathdisparities-ag-1h984wd3y7lv2p3


This is exactly the reason NYC terminated the gifted and talented program. They're all so woke that they've reinvented anti-literacy laws.


We shouldn't teach them until 11th grade, give everyone a few years head start.


Yes. But I'm afraid in the opposite direction.




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