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Re:Guessing C for Every Answer Is Now Enough to Pass the NY ... by justthinkhn on Friday August 19, 2022 @12:18AM (#32517520)
The trend is to either eliminate these exams or make them so easy that everyone passes. Why? Because we are unable to deal with the fact that certain ethnic groups consistently fail at dramatically higher rates than others. See the movement to eliminate the SAT and LSAT, to eliminate magnet programs, etc.
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Re:Guessing C for Every Answer Is Now Enough to Pass the NY ... by subtra3t on Friday August 19, 2022 @09:53AM (#32520952)
And of course you refuse to talk about the reason why those particular ethnic groups fail at higher rates. Your also comment suspiciously reminds me of eugenics.
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Re:Guessing C for Every Answer Is Now Enough to Pass the NY ... by richrichardsson on Friday August 19, 2022 @03:56AM (#32518500)
> the fact that certain ethnic groups consistently fail at dramatically higher rates than others

I'm having a lot of trouble with this statement. It leaves the reader to guess at which are the groups in question, and for no good reason. If it is indeed a fact why not link a credible source?

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Re:Guessing C for Every Answer Is Now Enough to Pass the NY ... by palmetieri2000 on Friday August 19, 2022 @05:19PM (#32526033)
I also asked them for a source on a follow up comment the user made, all I received was a downvote and no response. Pretty safe to say they are just spewing nonsense and dont actually have any evidence.
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Re:Guessing C for Every Answer Is Now Enough to Pass the NY ... by nitwit005 on Friday August 19, 2022 @01:25PM (#32523788)
Here in California, at least, it's often been lawsuits around handicapped students: https://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Disabled-students-s...
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Re:Guessing C for Every Answer Is Now Enough to Pass the NY ... by MuffinFlavored on Friday August 19, 2022 @12:25AM (#32517536)
why do those ethnic groups perform poorly? are we talking ethnic groups versus whites who have gone to the same 3 elementary/middle/high public schools in the same cities/counties?
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Re:Guessing C for Every Answer Is Now Enough to Pass the NY ... by palmetieri2000 on Friday August 19, 2022 @02:28AM (#32518055)
>As for the second question, the effect holds even when controlling for all sorts of things, like adoptions, location, socioeconomic status, etc.

Please post a source for your claim.

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