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ICSE for 10th and ISC for 12th grades.
Figures. CBSE and State boards give the opposite experience, I'm sure you have heard the horror stories from your friends as well.
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Because in kindergarten I was regularly asked to go hang out by myself as literally every other student in the room learned to read. When they gave me the tests they use to measure themselves I got 99th percentile scores so literally neglecting me got them the metric as doing anything for me.
Yeah, I get the general idea. I, like most HN readers likely were, was in a similar situation. And as a certified smart guy I now ask myself and others questions like: Why is it deeply offensive to hold you back when you are literally suggesting to hold them back instead?
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Researchers and scientists were actually often simply paid more.
Does it matter how much money you have when you walk into an empty store?
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Yeah, I get the general idea. I, like most HN readers likely were, was in a similar situation. And as a certified smart guy I now ask myself and others questions like: Why is it deeply offensive to hold you back when you are literally suggesting to hold them back instead?
Because there is a distinct bias against students who understand the material who get ignored in favor of students who don't Having a bit of talent hides what you actually need which tends to get ignored because you're better at figuring things out.
It's very hard to disentangle though.
I have a smart, popular nephew from a good home, who also got extra acconodations on exams for dyslexia.
You could spin that either way:
Priviliged people taking advantage of accomodations for those with problems.
Or smart people who previously got written off as disruptive troublemakers being better catered for (though maybe we'll have less entrepreneurs if we keep all the smart people in the standard education track).
In particular, the benefits of living in a society with a basic level of mathmatical (etc.) understanding seems powerful but hard to trace through.
But if we can't even talk about the trade-offs calmly and factually then its just a pointless sgouting match. The people with the academic skills should be leading the way on that.
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Mind explaining why it's useless?
I believe you need it to figure out the total population of females who do not commute, from which you can then subtract from the total population (male and female) who do not commute to find the answer.
"What percentage of the total Centerville population are males who do not commute to work daily?"
Otherwise you do need that first bit.
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I’m pretty sure you’re a Pole who emigrated as self-hatred is probably the most common thing for Poles.
No, I'm considering it. I need to travel more and compare before I make up my mind. It's unsurprising many people migrate because they're fed up with their country. Financial incentives is just another side of it, because it's demoralizing to work long and hard hours and be paid little. However, plenty of Poles migrate that can reconcile their desire for high wages with uncritical admiration for their country. The co…