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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see now G&T want their own school and the pre-requisite is to test-in.  This is [b]too alleviate ALL of the social-ills of the world that bi-racial, immigrants and AAs who live million dollar homes are experiencing[/b].  I got it.  You called out Cherita and the response irritated you and you want me to believe that you have a G&T child.  I think you are probably raising future W&S children.

Why are you insulted with my racial over-tones?  Really, you find it pathetic by reading my posts, do you live in DC under a rock.  Your day to day interactions must be in a house of mirrors.  Remember it was you who said you could imagine the way Cherita would talk.  Hmm, it all starts with imaginary friends, that's okay.[/quote]

Firstly, I'm not the previous poster, and I don't particularly care who or what Cherita is or isn't.

But I did note that by these notions reinforced at 11:26 et cetera of separating out of biracial people, AAs in million dollar homes and black immigrants "from the social ills", the argument that race is to be equated with social ills cancels itself out.   It's NOT about race - and anyone who thinks those AAs in million dollar homes, biracial folks et cetera - people of color with a totally different perspective than what is being expressed by some here - that they are "imaginary" or do not exist or that their perspectives are invalid or otherwise do not count - that is who is living under a rock.

That said, I'm not in favor of test-based admissions but I do believe in diagnostic testing and remedial work where needed.  Testing at least establishes where students are lacking and what they need.  If for example a 4th grader still cannot read, that's a problem - particularly since so much subsequent school work is based on reading, and that 4th grader needs to do a lot more remedial work in reading to get up to speed.   It's a problem that gets amplified more and more with each year that it's let go.  But apparently the notion is that we should not do that testing, we should not be honest with ourselves, we should not bother trying to fix the problems, and instead just sweep it all under the rug, and let that student grow up with an ever-increasing sense of low self-esteem because of their poor grades and not being able to keep up, to possibly drop out, to likely never to get a decent job in their lifetime.  Set up for failure in 4th grade.  One life after another ruined just because some fool wants to blame everything and everyone else, and just sweep the problem under the rug rather than deal with it properly.[/quote]

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