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Originally Posted by Fitz
Why do I get a head start if we run at the same speed? To anticipate your answer, it's because I'm white and the system is racist  . |
This charter school takes kids from an area in which the schools are not as good, and the students are not as motivated. The result is that the students who attend the charter school are behind. A 5th grader coming out of a public school in Harlem is not at the same level as a 5th grader coming out of a school in Manhattan. In the 200yd race analogy, you are the Manhattan kid whose 5th grade education is at the 5th grade level, and I'm the kid whose 5th grade education is at the 4th grade level.
Also, extra time in school eventually reaches a point of diminishing returns. One doesn't simply continue to learn at the same rate for every hour spent in school. You can stick an average kid in school for 18hrs a day. It doesn't mean he's going to end up the smartest kid in the world.