Blasio: Tests shouldn’t be only way kids get into NYC elite schools (War on Asians)

NY Daily News ^ | 06/22/2014 | RACHEL MONAHAN , BEN CHAPMAN , JENNIFER FERMINO

[Kid Shelleen]

Bill de Blasio vowed Wednesday to overhaul how children are chosen for New York City’s elite public high schools, saying the high-stakes admissions test should no longer be the only factor in the selection process. Tackling an emotional issue for parents and schoolchildren across the city, the Democratic mayoral nominee blamed the reliance on the test for creating schools that he said did not reflect the city’s diversity.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Let’s let everyone into the elite high schools, then everyone will be elite!!!!

[COBOL2Java]

What's he going to use? A Ouija Board?

[Onelifetogive]

I don’t see why they don’t just designate EVERY school and elite school and the problem would be solved!

[Calvin Locke]

What's he going to use?

He's going to base it on campaign contributions and ward-heeler performances.

[firebasecody]

Oh, yeah. Here we go. Equal outcomes. As the magnet schools start teaching to the lowest common denominator, the schools and the kids will lose out. Stupid, stupid, progressives.

[ronnie raygun]

Which means life experience, meaning urban living, street cred, gang affiliations, single parent public assisted households, no father figure, Rap sheet, time on Rikers.

[Salvey]

Sure, admit all the idiots, morons, cretins, imbeciles and dimwits and all will be well. Kumbaya.

[Gene Eric]

Duh Blasio

[Ace's Dad]

He's going to base it on campaign contributions and ward-heeler performances.

Well, that's not such a bad idea, now that you think about it...

[Kid Shelleen]

>>> admit all the idiots, morons, cretins, imbeciles and dimwits <<<

It worked out great for law schools and politics. Why not science and engineering? /S

[Gay State Conservative]

War on Asians *and* Jews.In fact,a war on any kid in NYC who is smart enough,who’s worked hard enough,to have gotten good grades and achieved the ability to score well on exams.

[Sooth2222]

The date line on that article is October 10, 2013. Is there some new news?

[Argus]

Make Hedley Lamarr dean of admissions.

[kearnyirish2]

(War on Asians)

The NYC metro area would die without them; they are the only motivated people moving here (along with hordes of imported gibsmedats).

[Chode]

the schools are flooded with room temperature iq hoodierats but the few kids that excel don't deserve a place where they can thrive and learn in an environment free from the urbanyoot nekulturny underclass and their violence... is that it deBLOWsio you POS you???

[GeronL]

bump

[Kid Shelleen]

My mistake. I read about it today on Bloomberg but you cant post Bloomberg articles on FreeRepublic. I thought the NY Daily News story was from this week.
The update is that now there is a bill in "the legislature backed by the teachers union and set to be reintroduced next year would allow use of other measures, including grades, attendance and scores on other exams."

Here is the Bloomberg article

Who Gets Into NYC's Elite Schools? Wrong Mix of Kids, De Blasio Says, Fighting Test

[KarlInOhio]

Why just apply this to New York schools? I'm sure Westchester and the Hamptons would be greatly improved by de Blasio's diversity. < /sarc>

[driftless2]

What good does it do to force a kid into a school where he or she will do poorly or flunk out?