Dumbing down schools in the name of ‘equity’

American Thinker ^ | 23 Apr, 2021 | Thomas Lifson

[MtnClimber]

This is the path of national suicide, as Sam Dorman reports for Fox News:

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is moving to eliminate all accelerated math options prior to 11th grade, effectively keeping higher-achieving students from advancing as they usually would in the school system. (snip)

"[A]s currently planned, this initiative will eliminate ALL math acceleration prior to 11th grade," he said. "That is not an exaggeration, nor does there appear to be any discretion in how local districts implement this. All 6th graders will take Foundational Concepts 6. All 7th graders will take Foundational Concepts 7. All 10th graders will take Essential Concepts 10. Only in 11th and 12th grade is there any opportunity for choice in higher math courses."

The intellectual gifted among us are a precious resource needing careful cultivation, for they create new knowledge that grows our economy and keeps our national defense strong. This is so obvious that it ought not even need stating.

Educating down to the level of the lowest common denominator will ultimately impoverish and militarily defeat us, a national catastrophe. Ads Richard Baehr asks, rhetorically:

“Do you think China will try this to achieve equity among their various peoples?”

[Slyfox]

Sometimes it feels real good to be a thorn.

[blam]

"Your actually getting dumb downed teachers who are in a system that is dumbing down students, on various levels, who are excusing the dumbing down in the name of ‘diversity’ and ‘equity.’"

It began with the civil rights act of 1964.

[MtnClimber]

I am glad you were on top of the education mess. It looks like you made good decisions. Your children will appreciate it one day if they don’t already.

[robowombat]

Already done with history. Friend near Dothan Al asked a 17 yr old black any the Civil War and was answered ‘what was that’
True story.

[MtnClimber]

Friend should have told the 17yo “The democRATs are still angry about the Civil War because a Republican freed their slaves”.

[robowombat]

The kid just did not care. He was here now and wanted a good time and white people owed it to him. Screw the past

[sijay]

“Your actually getting dumb downed teachers who are in a system that is dumbing down students, on various levels, who are excusing the dumbing down in the name of ‘diversity’ and ‘equity.’”
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As someone who has attended a number of Fairfax County School Board meetings, it didn’t take long to realize that the overarching theme is: we’re the experts, and we know best. Well, that is until something goes wrong. Then it is bad parenting.

Now that these over-degreed “experts” have done such a lousy job of teaching arithmetic and reading, they are looking for another reason to explain their inability to complete what they were tasked with. So when all else fails, it must be racism. How convenient!