The idea is... disturbingly logical. At least, compared to all the other policies schools use these days that are taken purely from the "Studies show" ideology.
However, the reason segregation was ruled unconstitutional is that,
separate is inherently unequal.
Even if it were to boost scores, that's still numbers. The whole point of raising the score number is that higher scores
correlate with happier, more successful students. So here, they're going, "These studies show that segregation correlates with better scores, which correlate with better futures."
They've completely lost sight of the fact that schools are meant to educate the students on an academic level, while also enforcing the ideals of our country. Segregating students, even if it boosted the students scores by 10%, would be blatantly against contemporary America's pursuit of opportunities based not on sex nor race, but on who they are as a
person.
The article also addresses the fact that "Studies show" benefits from single-sex education. And yes, I did attend an all-women's college, but I'd like to point out that there are, say... 60, according to Wikipedia. How many colleges are there
period? Most segregated women's schools have a historical background, going back even as far as a century back. These places are going to have more funding, and a higher standard than the national average of all single-sex schools.
And again, its the damn
numbers people keep getting so wrapped up in!
Drummie666 said:
Umm, first yes, this is unbelievably stupid, but how is this supposed to raise grades?
TEH NUMBERS. They tell us how to raise our kids to be perfect little credit scores.
