Interesting that you did not mention that WHITE enrollment also shot up A LOT since this change (up by 30% points, in fact). You really are a fan of cherry picking data, aren't ya? I am saddened by the fact that so many adults who pride themselves as being independent thinkers are so easily swayed by your less-than-rigorous arguments and subpar quantitative reasoning skills (how about you run some actually statistical analyses on the data before you determine whether a significant change has occurred or not). If that is not a testament to our failing education system, I dont know what is.
Are the articles about this change talking about the impact on whites? The "equity" claims are all and always based on POC effects. Since whites are only 5% of the student population, they're not going to make much difference in impact anyway.
The bigger point is that you're picking at irrelevancies. The issue is, does putting kids in honors classes actually advance them academically? The evidence indicates that in this situation, at least, the answer is No. Enrollment shouldn't be what matters, learning should.
Interesting that you did not mention that WHITE enrollment also shot up A LOT since this change (up by 30% points, in fact). You really are a fan of cherry picking data, aren't ya? I am saddened by the fact that so many adults who pride themselves as being independent thinkers are so easily swayed by your less-than-rigorous arguments and subpar quantitative reasoning skills (how about you run some actually statistical analyses on the data before you determine whether a significant change has occurred or not). If that is not a testament to our failing education system, I dont know what is.
Are the articles about this change talking about the impact on whites? The "equity" claims are all and always based on POC effects. Since whites are only 5% of the student population, they're not going to make much difference in impact anyway.
The bigger point is that you're picking at irrelevancies. The issue is, does putting kids in honors classes actually advance them academically? The evidence indicates that in this situation, at least, the answer is No. Enrollment shouldn't be what matters, learning should.