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Re:In India, high-pressure exams are creating a student suic... by enitihas on Friday April 20, 2018 @10:00AM (#16884806)
There are various correlations which are very clear, like parents wealth. The question is whether these are ethical. If every school filters for such criterion, would students from poor or uneducated parents ever have a chance at social mobility? Do we want such a society?
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Re:In India, high-pressure exams are creating a student suic... by lotsofpulp on Friday April 20, 2018 @12:21PM (#16886073)
In the US, the voting majority seems to want such a society, otherwise we wouldn't have so many politicians cutting education and other taxpayer funded support to families in need.
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