Because the question doesn't apply to SAT adversity points. You can admit that privilege exists but still think this is a bad and ineffective policy. If well-to-do and wealthy students are raising their SAT scores with prep and tutors, the solution should be to provide those same services to the low-income students. |
That won't move the needle enough. Those kids haven't grown up with 16-17 years worth of privileges that wealthier kids have. |
This is the obvious answer |
For everyone who admits privilege and wants for things to be equal, would you give your jobs (which you received due to privilege) to an underprivileged person? Would you give up your child's college admission so that an under privileged person could go in their stead? |
GW is “superb”? |
Everyone likes to "say" they value diversity and equality but when push comes to shove, they don't. They wring their hands over "bad" (i.e. brown) neighborhoods and schools. If they want to live in the city, they turn their nose up at DCPS and choose private. If they can't afford to send to private or live in the wealthy white enclaves they choose charter schools. They'd rather DIE than give up job promotions to less privileged co-workers or their children's chances at admission to elite universities. |
This kind of thing happens all the time. There was an AA woman at my ex-husband’s federal job who was way more qualified (years, education, performance) than a man (white) who was passed over for a promotion. The guy got the promotion. |
This is the problem with his conversation. It is NOT a us versus them game. I don't have to give up my kid's college admission. He is talented, bright, and driven kid and will get into any number of good colleges. If he gets rejected from his first choice: for all I know, a smarter, more privileged person could be "taking his spot," not a less privileged one. We WANT to believe it is the unqualified minority who is taking our spots because it is hard to believe our kids just didn't make the cut for some reason. But either way, my kid will be FINE. And I do not need to give up my job. What I can do is really i am in a competitive field. Sometimes people with better or worse dualities than me will get the promotions I feel I deserved. Either way, I will be fine. There really is enough to go around. |
Exactly. You would feel like it's a punishment for your kids to go to a 50% non-white high school. That would be a way for you to check your privilege. They have EVERY OTHER ADVANTAGE. Surely they can still succeed when in a school with brown children who may need more services? Right? You aren't so sure so you keep them in enclave of white, and when they do well it's because you are all So Smart and not because of systematic oppression that you support with your choices. You feel OWED that good public school because you bought a $2M house. |
He got his first master’s there. And depending on the program - yes. |
Well I went to a shitty poor public school with bad math education who didn't know what the eff they were doing (my favorite anecdote: one math teacher liked to hand back bad test scores with the acid remark "well, the world needs ditch diggers too."). As a result, I was really bad at math.
I read a lot on my own which improved my verbal score (720) but my math score was relatively low (550). So I would benefited from something like this back then. |
They want to believe they deserve everything they have, and that people who *don’t* have those things? Well it’s their own fault. Otherwise, good people would have to share. I e pay more for schools, universal healthcare, SNAP, etc. |
I’ll take your word for it. |
So then you would give his spot up? Yes or no. |
As long as you’re still fine, right? |