Originally Posted by indigo
Originally Posted by amylou
Originally Posted by indigo
Even after re-reading this thread, I would still summarize it as Meritocracy -vs- quotatocracy.
Specifically: Admissions via Meritocracy (test scores) -vs- admissions by quotatocracy (demographics).

The notion that test scores constitute a meritocracy is deeply flawed.
amylou, please describe how you would determine which students need the advanced academics and intellectual peers of the specialty high schools in order to continue their growth and development, therefore "merit" admission to these schools?


Maybe we can develop a test for quirkiness, sensitivity, and overexcitabilities as this seems to be the way people define giftedness and not academic or intellectual ability 😛