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Re:San Francisco schools banned kids from taking algebra in ... by screamingninja on Thursday March 30, 2023 @11:47PM (#35382289)
> administrators try to establish "equity" by pushing all students down, instead of them up

It's truly disheartening to see the San Francisco school district's actions resemble something straight out of Orwell's 1984. As someone who has lived in this city for years, it's painful to witness the gradual decline and the rise of corruption overshadowing the progressive spirit that once defined it. Instead of addressing the root cause of poor math education, the district has opted for obfuscation and dishonesty.

It's a classic case of doublethink, where they attempt to hold two contradictory beliefs: that they're doing what's best for the students while simultaneously suppressing their educational growth. Much like the Party in 1984, they seem to prioritize maintaining a facade over genuinely improving education. I wish we could challenge this dystopian approach and hope to meaningfully improve the situation, but at this point, I am not even sure how one would go about doing that.

Re:San Francisco schools banned kids from taking algebra in ... by EvanAnderson on Thursday March 30, 2023 @11:49PM (#35382309)
I’m getting a more “Harrison Bergeron” feeling than I am 1984: https://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html

THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. ...

Re:San Francisco schools banned kids from taking algebra in ... by screamingninja on Friday March 31, 2023 @10:08AM (#35387385)
Yeah agreed, I can totally see that!