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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. The top 10% already have an advantage over the other 90%. Would not make sense to put further funds to a group that is already at an advantage.[/quote]

DP.  Do you not see that our society benefits when we raise the proficiency of the smartest people in our country?[/quote]

Do you not see society benefits exponentially more when we raise the proficiency of the lowest performing people in our country?[/quote]

You're refusing to engage the hypothetical, which shows you either don't understand it, or you're pretending not to. The hypothetical was that this button represented a non-zero-sum intervention and it can't be redirected to someone you deem more deserving. The only choice is to use it or not, and it has no impact on your ability to direct other resources towards students you think are more deserving.  Hit the button and some people are better off but no one is worse off. Don't hit the button and no one is better off. Would you still refuse to hit the button?[/quote]

I understand the proposal.
The discussion that ensues in answering the "why" or "why not" in a hypothetical by nature goes broader.
No, I don't see the need to increase the disparities and advantages for the top 10% just because you can without any impact whatsoever on anything but the top 10%, notably when that top 10% is quite capable of pursuing more on their own.[/quote]

This means your answer to the question is “no.” [/quote]

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