Re:Asian-Americans fight back against school discrimination
by shadowgovt on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @12:35PM
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> It is simply a bad mechanism and argument to put injustices of the past on the shoulders of new generations
There's no argument to be had; injustices of the past do land on the shoulders of the present generation. Everyone is born into circumstances they did not create.
There is a reason "The sins of the father shall be visited upon the sons" is a saying.
Now, given that reality, the question becomes "What does a society do about it?" When people believe in equality of opportunity but can see that opportunity is heavily influenced by birth circumstance, how does one address that fact?
Re:Asian-Americans fight back against school discrimination
by 3pt14159 on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @09:53AM
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The injustices of the present need to be solved still. In America the way schools are funded in many states is such an obvious shorthand for racist school funding there isn't a level playing field.
Re:Asian-Americans fight back against school discrimination
by stjohnswarts on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @01:29PM
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I would suggest it's more along poverty lines than race lines. If you fix (well improve) the poverty rates it helps all races across the board. I think our emphasis is completely off base, education outcomes track with poverty a lot better than race.
Re:Asian-Americans fight back against school discrimination
by raxxorrax on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @10:07AM
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I am fully on point with having more funding in education, it will always be a good investment and doesn't need racial discrimination.
Re:Asian-Americans fight back against school discrimination
by twofornone on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @10:05AM
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This isn't true. Underfunding is not the issue with underperforming schools in the US. If you want to improve outcomes in inner city schools you need to fix the broken local culture first, but it's sort of chicken and egg.
http://thinkaboutnow.com/2016/03/debunking-the-underfunded-p...
Re:Asian-Americans fight back against school discrimination
by 3pt14159 on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @11:49AM
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https://www.vox.com/22266219/biden-eduation-school-funding-s....
Compare the homepages of the two. I know which one I trust more.
Re:Asian-Americans fight back against school discrimination
by twofornone on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @04:05PM
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That was the first link that came up on ddg, but it's laughable to presume that vox isn't just as biased, just in the other direction. Here's a couple more on the subject. I suspect you won't find a left leaning source with this opinion because it would undermine one of the primary ideals behind modern progressive thinking, that all groups of people would magically achieve equity and equal representation across all domains if only presented with the same opportunities.
https://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/
https://www.heritage.org/education/report/the-myth-racial-di...
Re:Asian-Americans fight back against school discrimination
by jonnydubowsky on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @03:06PM
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Wow, thinkaboutnow is quite the website.
That isn't unpractical realism, nothing else is required. Of course some will have a huge head start and culture towards education is a very important factor. But you can shelve the false justice which is just racism with another motivation.