The participation in calculus class seems to have been the best predictor for who would “get out the hood” now that it’s been 15 years since we graduated.
Shutting that pipeline down because the managerial class doesn’t see the point reeks of privileged nonsense — like removing AP classes because they offend the racial sensibilities of that same managerial class.
How about you stop destroying lives to express your privilege?
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I also just don’t buy the premise: a lot of people use concepts from advanced math routinely, even if they don’t set up equations.
The participation in calculus class seems to have been the best predictor for who would “get out the hood” now that it’s been 15 years since we graduated.
Shutting that pipeline down because the managerial class doesn’t see the point reeks of privileged nonsense — like removing AP classes because they offend the racial sensibilities of that same managerial class.
How about you stop destroying lives to express your privilege?
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I also just don’t buy the premise: a lot of people use concepts from advanced math routinely, even if they don’t set up equations.