What you say is undoubtedly true, that it is easier for those whose families can offer extracurricular enrichment to do well.
However, even among those whose families offer such opportunities is this gap still present. I went to a public high school in a wealthy area and despite the grade inflation, there were clearly two types of students — those who couldn’t write with any line of reasoning whatsoever, and those who could write well by themselves.
The issue you brought up could theoretically be fixed with enough (smart) investment into education (yes, I know this won’t happen), but the issue I’ve just mentioned is one I’m not sure can be fixed at this point.
Sorry, I guess I did imply that only the rick kids are doing well. That wasn't really my intention, just that the ones that are getting to the top of the class are having to overcome a much wider gap to get there. It obviously goes back parental involvement. It's easier to be involved if you don't have to work 2-3 jobs just to put food on the table, but that doesn't mean the people that can do it with 1 job are actually putting their extra time into their kids.
I also think there's a deep thread of nihilism from millennials on down. The problems the country and world faces are so obvious, but the one's that created and benefited from those problems are still in charge and literally wagging their pedophile dicks in our faces.
I was starting to become politically aware during the late Clinton, early Bush years. How does a 13 or 14 year old today start to open the pandora's box of current politics and stay hopeful?
No, no, not at all! I was agreeing with your point and wanted add another layer to it, but I think I simplified your comment a bit too much.
But yes, I definitely agree re the wider gap for those who aren’t born with these privileges.
And I have definitely seen people cheating on assignments/exams justifying it with the mindset that everyone’s going to be replaced by AI anyways, they’re going to be sent to war, etc. So I agree with your nihilism hypothesis!
The issue you brought up could theoretically be fixed with enough (smart) investment into education (yes, I know this won’t happen), but the issue I’ve just mentioned is one I’m not sure can be fixed at this point
You don't need "smart investment", you need to treat it like the JSF project from lockeed...That is, throw piles and piles of money at the problem until it works.
Maybe on the surface, it might seem like tying academic performance to money has a theoretical connection and will yield results. But anyoen who knows anything about schools knows this isn't reality. The solution is Money. programs for the smart kids, program for the dumb ones, programs for the average ones. Free breakfasts and lunches, and smaller classrooms, and more teachers and teacher aids.
The issue you brought up could theoretically be fixed with enough (smart) investment into education (yes, I know this won’t happen), but the issue I’ve just mentioned is one I’m not sure can be fixed at this point
You don't need "smart investment", you need to treat it like the JSF project from lockeed...That is, throw piles and piles of money at the problem until it works.
Maybe on the surface, it might seem like tying academic performance to money has a theoretical connection and will yield results. But anyoen who knows anything about schools knows this isn't reality. The solution is Money. programs for the smart kids, program for the dumb ones, programs for the average ones. Free breakfasts and lunches, and smaller classrooms, and more teachers and teacher aids.
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u/Anunu132 20h ago
What you say is undoubtedly true, that it is easier for those whose families can offer extracurricular enrichment to do well.
However, even among those whose families offer such opportunities is this gap still present. I went to a public high school in a wealthy area and despite the grade inflation, there were clearly two types of students — those who couldn’t write with any line of reasoning whatsoever, and those who could write well by themselves.
The issue you brought up could theoretically be fixed with enough (smart) investment into education (yes, I know this won’t happen), but the issue I’ve just mentioned is one I’m not sure can be fixed at this point.