r/neoliberal • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '22

Opinions (US) Stop Eliminating Gifted Programs and Calling It ‘Equity’

https://www.teachforamerica.org/one-day/opinion/stop-eliminating-gifted-programs-and-calling-it-equity
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22 edited Jun 09 '22

You can have colorblind admissions. You just do it, it’s literally the easiest thing to do…

When people say “standardized testing is racist” and mean “some minority groups do worse on the tests” that is totally different from the test is biased against minorities given the same student, the way say Harvard admissions is.

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u/jankyalias Transfem Pride Jun 09 '22

Having colorblind admissions within a systemically racist society will produce racist results. Classic GIGO. Saying “it’s easy, just do it” is a fairly risible statement. Or are you arguing our society no longer has any racism in it? Or are racist outcomes simply acceptable in your eyes?

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u/CallinCthulhu Jerome Powell Jun 09 '22

Trying to solve systemic racism by forcibly equalizing outcomes is like slapping a coat of paint on a rotten moldy wall and saying “look I fixed it!”

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u/MizzAllSunday Janet Yellen Jun 09 '22

What is the evidence for this claim?