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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought the equity portion of the test was related to lower performing schools not offering as high level math as schools like Basis and Deal and therefore many bright kids in these schools wouldn't have the same opportunity to do well on the test because they hadn't had the chance to take classes like Algebra I, Geometry etc.

Maybe I am wrong but I do think this is a valid argument either against a test, or to possibly [b]offer a test that caps math at the lowest highest level offered at any DC middle school[/b].[/quote]

I think your heart is in the right place but like the powers that be in DC your solutions are regressive. What you've articulated is a model where we lower the "standard" to the lowest common denominator. That is INSANE. If the argument is that kids are at a disadvantage because they haven't been exposed to higher level material (I agree), the solution is not to lower the standard. The solution is to provide resources to those kids and schools to provide supplementation, test prep and wrap around academic services to those who want them. That is what NY, Boston and other places do.

The perversion of "equity" in DC is going to destroy our educational system. I used to mean offering excellent academic opportunities to all kids, regardless of background or income. You've all twisted it to mean lowering standards. You are perpetuating the belief that POC can't excel in school. Stop "helping". [/quote]

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