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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][i]…to ensure that each public middle school that is eligible to send students to attend such Governor's school offers coursework, curriculum, and instruction that is comparable in content and in rigor in order to provide each student in each such middle school with the opportunity to gain admission to and excel academically at such Governor's school. [/i][

Does this mean that all MSs have to offer the exact same course offerings?

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Read one way, this clause could represent a big win for progressives.[/quote]

No, it certainly isn't. Progressives want equitable outcomes regardless of individual choices. Offering these classes only avail the students to the classes. It would still be up to the students to meet the prerequisites and take the actual classes. [/quote]

False. Progressives want equitable opportunities. Which is precisely what this is.

But misrepresenting the goals of progressives is probably a good strategy for winning points from the folks here who think that only Asians care about education.[/quote]

That's not what equity means in progressive parlance. Equity is *what you have*, meaning privileges. They are not just after equal opportunity. Here it is straight for the horse's mouth:

http://www.theinclusionsolution.me/equity-vs-equality-eliminating-opportunity-gaps-education/

As shown in the illustrative cartoon at the top, it's not that they want to give every child the opportunity to build their own box if they need it. No. It's that they want two boxes to be provided to that one child, at the expense of  the other child. [/quote]

If you can look at that picture and not conclude that the best thing to do is give two boxes to the short kid so everyone can see, no one should ever let you anywhere near children. That’s Child Protective Services level of psychopathy.[/quote]

The problem is - what do you do if there are only two boxes?  In your world, you give it to the short kid and the expense of the taller kid because he has "height privilege" and so did his ancestors so tough luck for him even though now he can't see because we are taking his box away.  [/quote]

If there are two boxes, you do what you can to make sure that at least one additional kid can see. In this example, there's no inherently greater value to helping either of the two other kids, so you pick one and try to find another box.

Advocates for the previous status quo would give the tallest kid a box and save the other two in case more tall kids showed up.[/quote]

If they own the box, they should keep it and not have it taken away because some SJWs decide otherwise.[/quote]

Ah... but they do not own the box. They just historically have received the vast majority of the boxes. And they've recognized that the boxes are probably more useful to the short kids than the tall kids, whose outcomes won't be impacted nearly as much. [/quote]

Hey, Asians are the shortest on average and whites/blacks are the tallest on average. [/quote]

Under PP's logic, Asians should get automatic 10 inches added to their height for selecting  of basketball teams. They need it the most and would have the greatest impact.  :lol:  [/quote]

+100[/quote]

Some of the greatest point guards are relatively short.

Even in basketball there are different skill sets and different positions that come together to make a better team. They aren’t all super tall defenders. 
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Not to mention there are characteristics beyond just height and even skill set that contribute to a good team. Very few high school team sports coaches simply select the best players.[/quote]

How do you define best? Is this those with the most natural skill that have the best potential or those that have had the most exposure and outside coaching but are at the limit of their ability?[/quote]

Those that went to Curie.[/quote]

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