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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @08:10PM (#29325827)
"Educational communism" in that it seeks to eliminate inequality (in education) by reducing everyone to zero, just as communism sought to eliminate inequality (in wealth) by reducing everyone to zero.

Not "educational communism" in the sense of educational systems modeled on those of communist countries.

The analogy is from "if I can't afford a car, then nobody should be allowed to have a car" to "if I can't understand algebra, then nobody should be allowed to learn algebra".

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by vntx on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @05:29PM (#29335934)
Exactly. I have no idea how people can’t differentiate between educational communism and education systems that were implemented in communist states. Was my wording too confusing?
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