Some states including California and Oregon have decided that the best way to address racial inequities in graduation rates and grade levels is to dumb down curriculum and standards. These ideas including that "math is racist," and other denunciations of core educational components, are based on the very ironically racist notion that people of color cannot mentally handle basic educational subjects.
Dumbing down educational standards could increase graduation rates, but at what cost? After all, this is already the country where half of respondents thought that the A&W 1/3 pound burger is a ripoff compared to the McDonald's 1/4 pound burger since 3 is less than 4. Do businesses really want a less educated workforce? Who would want a bank teller applicant who was taught that there are no wrong answers in math?
With the move to remove 'racist' phrases such as "wrong answer," and remove any proficiency standards for basic reading, writing, or math for graduation as Oregon has done, the question really remains. Are these moves to dumb down schools good for the students? If anything it creates a wealth barrier where any student not able to afford supplemental education or tutoring for what the schools cut out, will be at a much more severe disadvantage to what they are facing currently. Is that equity?
Dumbing down educational standards could increase graduation rates, but at what cost? After all, this is already the country where half of respondents thought that the A&W 1/3 pound burger is a ripoff compared to the McDonald's 1/4 pound burger since 3 is less than 4. Do businesses really want a less educated workforce? Who would want a bank teller applicant who was taught that there are no wrong answers in math?
With the move to remove 'racist' phrases such as "wrong answer," and remove any proficiency standards for basic reading, writing, or math for graduation as Oregon has done, the question really remains. Are these moves to dumb down schools good for the students? If anything it creates a wealth barrier where any student not able to afford supplemental education or tutoring for what the schools cut out, will be at a much more severe disadvantage to what they are facing currently. Is that equity?
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