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The purpose of school is train children to function in the real world. I don't understand how you can see a child from a disadvantaged background and say "let's help them by teaching them less"?

If you wanted to help kids from a disadvantaged background, probably the best way would be to make it harder for them to get good grades. Make them work twice as hard as the other kids for the same grade, that will really make up for their background and place them in the lead.

>>mrjang+(OP)
> I don't understand how you can see a child from a disadvantaged background and say "let's help them by teaching them less"?

No one is saying "let's teach them less".

> If you wanted to help kids from a disadvantaged background, probably the best way would be to make it harder for them to get good grades

Oh wow I see now there's no point even trying to reply

>>bedobi+aK1
I guess the problem is that some people see education as the tool to help kids succeed in life. While you clearly see getting a high number on your score card as the key to success, and what you actually learn is apparently useless. That is the only possible way you could see making kids study more as a bad thing.