Mediocrity triumphs.
san francisco board of education vp believes the concept of "merit" is "trumpian" (surprising... everyone?) the city's last merit-based high school is currently poised to be voted out of existence on grounds that it is racist. (it is 82% non-white)https://twitter.com/stbearman/status/1356649178026233857 …
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It's amazing all these things that were invented in the last 4 years.
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A lot of this is thinly disguised anti Asian sentiment which makes me ill.
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Wuuuttf
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"from the neighborhoods you think are dangerous" is gossipy / mind reading and is doing a lot of emotional work here
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I would have been shocked if her kids weren't attending either private or selective schools
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I think, to present a more nuanced view point, it's reasonable to say that our particular instantiation of merit is racist and not equitable. But to say that merit in general is the antithesis of fair is pure insanity and fundamentally misunderstands and misrepresents so much.
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I appreciate this nuance.
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