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The Issue
In a worldwide survey, it has been revealed that Kittypink's population has been graded 'dim' by international comparison.
The Debate
“These results are terrible!” wails Steffan du Pont, a concerned teacher. “Something has to be done, and done quickly, if anyone's going to take today's youth seriously. It's high time we started to promote our gifted children; it is they who are the ones that bring us forward! The rest of today's youth shouldn't worry though, a basic education should be enough for a factory worker.”
“This is indeed a problem, and I believe it's a result of the social inequality in Kittypink,” comments Robin Harishchandra, a well-known social reformer. “It is obvious that students from different social classes will score differently in the tests. We can't condemn all these kids to a life of inferiority because of a gifted minority. Instead we should make sure that everyone can follow the lessons! Lower the teaching level, so that even the less intellectually-orientated can keep up with the class. The nerds can always teach themselves; it would be unfair to provide them with extra funds after all.”
“This is stupid, it would ruin our nation's population of skilled workers!” says Stan de Groot, a college professor. “There's never enough able-minded citizens for the more specialised careers. We must force our less-intelligent to learn! Get their noses right against the grindstone! Let's raise the bar a bit so even our best students have to sweat whilst learning! The others will of course be forced to learn even more to keep in touch, but that just shows them how real life works. To fund it, well, our defence budget is already too large, if you ask me.”
Something about this feels like a choice of chairs to me. The last option would be ideal if they didn't cut the defense budget; it would weaken us even further. And the first two aren't really my style.
