# "Equity" comes to schools in Vancouver

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equity-comes-to-schools-in-vancouver/944533>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 18, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equity-comes-to-schools-in-vancouver/944533 "2021-06-18T11:24:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZosterSandstorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equity-comes-to-schools-in-vancouver/944533/126 "2021-06-22T13:42:22Z")

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Let’s remember: Observing the plain fact that some kids are elite and some are slow-witted regarding math ability is what “shitheads” do, but [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selective-magnet-school-in-virginia-moving-towards-a-lottery-system/922347/810) is perfectly acceptable:

> Because I was a kid, I’ve taught kids, and I have kids. _Absent adult encouragement_ , what normal kid prefers extra calculus lessons over socializing?
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> I will grant that there _are_ kids who would, but I think they would strongly skew to those having some kind of social disorder. And I’m only talking about normal kids.

The fact this self-proclaimed parent and connoisseur of alternative schooling methods has never met a child who is interested in learning math without a “social disorder” speaks volumes about the kinds of attitudes inculcated by these schools he prefers. We can all be slow-witted together and go chew our cud in the field, achieving equity.

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