tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post8279426004214332760..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Diversity: Individual vs. Collective GoodDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-88666715686809431962010-08-25T01:19:00.313-04:002010-08-25T01:19:00.313-04:00It should, in theory, be possible to raise perform...It should, in theory, be possible to raise performance across the board by 'salting' the good schools with just a few underperforming students each, and leaving the poorer schools with their normal student population, minus the worst of the troublemakers. Really, that's the benefit to these schemes - the underperforming kids who get moved typically do better away from the influences and expectations of their original peer group and struggling schools typically do at least a little better if the most disruptive students are removed. I can't see any good purpose being served by transferring good studnets to underperforming school districts though.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787892622804373968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-68441100355687931452010-08-22T11:07:53.853-04:002010-08-22T11:07:53.853-04:00I would be really ticked off I had sacrificed to g...I would be really ticked off I had sacrificed to get into a good school district with its attendant higher property taxes and then my kid ended up in a crummy, out of district school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-86633744265053657062010-08-17T14:17:09.984-04:002010-08-17T14:17:09.984-04:00I've seen several studies referenced which cla...I've seen several studies referenced which claim to show that both lower class kids do better in school if they're mixed in with middle and upper class kids. I haven't torn down any of them to see if they have proper controls.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-21850017992050881852010-08-17T14:03:49.812-04:002010-08-17T14:03:49.812-04:00Is there real evidence that placing kids from lowe...Is there real evidence that placing kids from lower-class backgrounds into schools with kids from middle-class backgrounds actually helps either group? Or even helps the lower-class kids more than it hurts the middle-class kids?<br /><br />Given the popularity of "ghetto culture" among kids, even middle-class kids, is it more reasonable to expect that middle-class kids in a mixed environment will adopt more of the habits and values of the lower-class kids than vice-versa?Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389602137217799305noreply@blogger.com