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conulyEvery one of them tries to make the claim that the way to get poor minority students to behave and do well in school is to "reject victimhood" and be super strict.
If you ever find yourself reading one of these articles, keep these two questions in mind:
1. How do the results from these students compare from students who applied to this school but didn't get in?
2. What percentage of admitted students leave, are expelled, or are counseled out prior to their actual last year of school?
I guarantee, these questions will never be answered in the article you're reading. There is, in fact, a reason for that - and yet, people still keep writing them, which I guess means other people keep accepting them uncritically.
If you ever find yourself reading one of these articles, keep these two questions in mind:
1. How do the results from these students compare from students who applied to this school but didn't get in?
2. What percentage of admitted students leave, are expelled, or are counseled out prior to their actual last year of school?
I guarantee, these questions will never be answered in the article you're reading. There is, in fact, a reason for that - and yet, people still keep writing them, which I guess means other people keep accepting them uncritically.
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Date: 2025-03-16 01:06 am (UTC)Every one of them tries to make the claim that the way to get poor minority students to behave and do well in school is to "reject victimhood" and be super strict.
I have been rolling my eyes at "reject victimhood" for decades since it has always seemed to actually mean, "Pretend bigotry doesn't exist for our comfort, not least so we're not even asked to help you mitigate its effects on your life."
Also yes absolutely to everything else you've said.
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Date: 2025-03-16 01:09 am (UTC)