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Only bigots talk about race and make it an issue.
GATE is a program for students qualifying for honors programs. GATE is not for white students, black students or Asians students--it is a program for students who are bright.
Not in Santa Barbara. The liberal bigots (sorry about being redundant) prefer dumbed down education for all rather than meet the needs of each child.
"In Santa Barbara, while Latinos make up nearly half of the nearly 10,000 students attending public middle schools and high schools, they total just 18 percent of the students in GATE. White students account for 44 percent of the total enrollment, and 69 percent of the GATE population.
Historically, the aim of GATE has been to serve students who are thought to be gifted, meaning their rate of learning is so advanced as to render them bored in the traditional classroom setting. Entry to the program requires scoring high marks on what resembles an IQ test. In general, some expert’s say the curriculum should serve no more than 5 percent of any given student population. But in Santa Barbara, where middle school and high school students who do not test into GATE can get into GATE classes through teacher referrals, the GATE population has ballooned to about 20 percent."
Government schools are being run by modern day George Wallace proteges. Bigotry, not education is the primary concern of unions, school boards and the "unprofessional" running government schools.
This is another example of bigotry through government policy.
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GATE is a program for students qualifying for honors programs. GATE is not for white students, black students or Asians students--it is a program for students who are bright.
Not in Santa Barbara. The liberal bigots (sorry about being redundant) prefer dumbed down education for all rather than meet the needs of each child.
"In Santa Barbara, while Latinos make up nearly half of the nearly 10,000 students attending public middle schools and high schools, they total just 18 percent of the students in GATE. White students account for 44 percent of the total enrollment, and 69 percent of the GATE population.
Historically, the aim of GATE has been to serve students who are thought to be gifted, meaning their rate of learning is so advanced as to render them bored in the traditional classroom setting. Entry to the program requires scoring high marks on what resembles an IQ test. In general, some expert’s say the curriculum should serve no more than 5 percent of any given student population. But in Santa Barbara, where middle school and high school students who do not test into GATE can get into GATE classes through teacher referrals, the GATE population has ballooned to about 20 percent."
Government schools are being run by modern day George Wallace proteges. Bigotry, not education is the primary concern of unions, school boards and the "unprofessional" running government schools.
This is another example of bigotry through government policy.
More...