Oregon governor signs bill ending reading and math proficiency requirements for graduation.

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[–]Touchngo 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

So, said another way, POC aren't as smart as whites. Ok. got it! If she put it that way, all hell would break loose, but because she frames the statement the way she does, then it's all good!

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That's what it sounded like to me too. Heard similar reasoning from people who say the capitol riot was worse than the BLM riots, that the first group should have known better but the latter can't really help it.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's what I see, too. When some people see POC in the news because they committed a crime, it's no big deal (stereotype). This way of thinking teaches some POC that they are not mentally capable to live a normal life. Tough love, or whatever you want to call it, because enabling the culture of lower expectations keeps this cycle in action. When you treat a person like they are equal and as responsible as anyone else, they are more likely to act that way.

[–]raven9 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think that already happened years ago. I was watching one of those 'in the street' game shows a few days ago. Mother and daughter. The amount of cash they won doubled each time they answered a general knowledge question correctly. Mother said her daughter was a math teacher. Host said ok math teacher you made $1,260 so far. You want to tell us how much that will be if you get the next question correct? The math teacher laughed nervously shook her head and said no. The host had to say ok well if you answer it correctly this next question will put you on $2,520.

Imagine how many parents don't realize they are relying on people like that to teach their kids math because some kind of social justice quota gave their supposed teacher a free pass to graduate teacher college.

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Backers argued the existing proficiency levels for math and reading presented an unfair challenge for students who do not test well, and Boyle said the new standards for graduation would aid Oregon's "Black, Latino, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of color."