Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech complained the Virginia Department of Education’s consideration of a plan to eliminate accelerated math classes in the name of equity is racist and will only degrade American education.
“When you look at this trend towards the idea that getting the right answer, or expecting the right answer from minority students is in some way an indication of white supremacy, as if two plus two equals four is some kind of racist statement, is absolutely absurd,” Domenech said. “It will ultimately lead to the degradation of American education if we allow this idea to take hold.”
The Virginia Education Department is currently deciding whether to do away with advanced-level courses and “consolidating the standard and advanced studies diploma,” in line with recommendations from those who demand racial equity among student achievement with lower standards.
“We want more minority Americans to be able to access STEM learning, to be able to go and work for NASA,” Domenech said. “I want to see more of...
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I'm white. My wife's Mexican. We listed one of our kids as "white" in school in Miami. He tested to get into the "gifted" program, as he had been in that program since 1st grade. We were told that he tested two points too low to get into the program, that if he were black or Hispanic, he would have tested several points ABOVE what was needed to get into it. I asked why there was a difference; you know; "content of character over color of skin" type of thing. I was told that it was because blacks and Hispanics didn't put the same emphasis on education as whites did, so they had to lower the standard to bolster the black and Hispanic population in the "gifted" program. I told the principal that this only cheapened the program, LOWERING the actual academic level of it. She said (yup; she, and black) "Rules is rules." OK; rules is rules. Since my wife was Mexican, we changed my kid's ethnicity to Hispanic, and he got into the program. Trouble is, all this does is make the actually smart kids dumb down while they wait for the blacks and Hispanics to catch up... IF the ever catch up. This is dumbing down America. This is STUPID.
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