Chapter 10 discussed topics such as sterilization and meritocracy. The idea of sterilization is very disturbing because the students with special needs were being discriminated against. To me it is almost like a genocide of mentally challenged people because white population was scared that population of mentally challenged would grow and ultimately cause more problems. Do you think that students that are mentally challenged will every not be discriminated against?
The idea of meritocracy to me was a good idea overall. It gave good opportunities to people based on their performance rather than their economic status. I do feel this is a good concept because then what you get is based on how hard you work. But there are certain cases where this system shows its flaws. Like when it comes to standardized tests, some students are not good test takers. They can study for hours but not get the results they desire. Do you think the education system will ever come up with a meritocracy system that will study the student as a whole rather then what they fill in on a scantron?
