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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of you really don't get it. There is systematic inequality built into the current system. It isn't that your 'advanced' kid has a "different learning style." It's that your kid grew up in a house with parents who could read their math textbook and help them with homework. Many of you DO pay for tutors. You sent your kid to a quality preschool. Your kid has had every opportunity to learn and, yes, get ahead of other kids who are just as smart, talented, and capable as your child.

This change levels the playing field. If you don't like it, tough.[/quote]

The majority of us DON'T pay for tutors. The point is that we're asking for additional resources/work to help underprivileged kids who don't have the advantages of 'parents who can read their math textbook' or 'going to preschool'. Instead of saying that kids who have the advantage of a 'better' home situation must not be allowed to learn too much.

I fully believe that racial makeup does not determine ability... which tells me that the kids who aren't getting the advantages are perfectly capable of performing at the same level if they're given a couple of advantages. WHY aren't we trying to boost these kids up, instead of tearing everyone else down?[/quote]

Actually, you're not asking for anything except the status quo. You didn't care about systemic inequality before it impacted your life in this way.

And YOU may not be paying for tutors, but your neighbors are using mathnasium, kuman, and all the other math places. Otherwise, they wouldn't be in business. Giving a few meager resources to underprivileged kids, when they're already behind, is not enough.

What do you think is going to happen to your snowflake when s/he learns math slightly later than the ideal time you had in your head? Do you really think this condemns them to a worse college or job? Because if you do, you need your head examined. Seriously. Like, go call a doctor. I'll hold.[/quote]

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