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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Give the same opportunities for a challenging curriculum  to every kid  and those with the innate ability will rise to the challenge. Gatekeeping access with a very narrow criteria will cut out the underprivileged, many of whom have the ability.

My father studied medicine in Sri Lanka and began working in America with people who had a far more privileged educational experience than he did and he kicked most of their  asses in job performance. He retired two years ago as Medical Director. 
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My guess is your father’s education had much stricter criteria and grading policies.  My DH grew up in another country and you just failed if you didn’t do well on the yearly exams.  So kids studied really hard and had to really know the material to pass or do well on the exams.  And those exams were directly tied to college admissions.  The US has such low educational expectations that getting an A or B does not denote knowledge in a subject.  I hear you on the innate ability but what is happening in many places is that kids get good grades, graduate as valedictorian, etc.  from public schools and can’t handle college because they don’t actually know how to write a paper, study or think critically.  It’s really sad.[/quote]

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