New York City to Phase Out Its Gifted and Talented Program

Re:New York City to Phase Out Its Gifted and Talented Program by 908B64B197 on Friday October 08, 2021 @08:26PM (#28805805)

> Yes, NYC's specialized public schools have become heavily disproportionately filled by its Asian and Asian-American population.

Have they? The admission criteria is based on scores. The school is disproportionately filled with over-achievers who happen to be Asian.

> When a 4.2 GPA overachieving student can't get selected to good universities or other opportunities because of all the 4.5 GPA students at the same school

How is that so?

> Mix the schools up, let cultural overachievers be dispersed instead of consolidated

How is that supposed to help anyone?

> all I can say is.. welcome to the rest of the country? Shitty public schools is the most American thing ever!

Because someone eats junk food I should have to eat it too?

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Re:New York City to Phase Out Its Gifted and Talented Program by vmception on Friday October 08, 2021 @08:30PM (#28805830)

My supposition is that the mayor's reaction isn't because of the presence of Asian persons.

As a reflection of the American culture, the idea that the system is proposed to be dismantled because of Asian presence is also not supported.

I'm just here to argue that.

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