WEIRD MORALS "For public schools in the No Child Left Behind era, it has become routine to analyze test scores and other academic indicators by race and ethnicity. But the Fairfax County School Board … has discovered the pitfalls of applying the same analytical techniques to measures of student behavior, especially when the findings imply disparities in behavior among racial, ethnic and other groups. The county School Board, which oversees one of the country's largest and most diverse suburban school systems, is scheduled to vote tonight on whether to accept a staff report that concludes, in part, that black and Hispanic students and special education students received lower marks than white and Asian American students for demonstration of 'sound moral character and ethical judgment.'"

Comments (2)

No. 1 · Ike

Hmmm… but what defines "sound moral character and ethical judgment?” Culture & environment plays a large part (more than genetics/race) in a person's behavior.

Posted: Apr 12, 2008 at 4:05 am
No. 2 · mr. me

This is what happens when everything must be quantified and independent thought is categorized as inferior.

Posted: Apr 14, 2008 at 12:31 pm
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