Striving For Stupidity

When I was growing up, I thought going to school gave you an education and made you smarter. Apparently I was wrong, because San Francisco has the opposite philosophy, which seems to be "it's okay to be stupid".

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Gee, that was quick! Here's an excerpt from National Review 5/29/25: 

San Francisco Backtracks on ‘Equity’ Grading Program after Backlash

"The San Francisco Unified School District is backing away from a proposed “Grading for Equity” program that would have erased consideration of attendance, effort, and class participation from a student’s grade. 

"The city’s board of education heard the proposal on Tuesday and seemed poised to adopt it but was met with widespread backlash from parents and educators alike. Mayor Daniel Lurie announced late Wednesday that the plan would not go into effect.

“We owe our young people an education that prepares them to succeed. The proposed changes to grading at SFUSD would not accomplish that,” Lurie wrote on X.

“I have conveyed our view to SFUSD. We are optimistic that there is a better path forward for our kids and their future,” 

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“San Francisco has come up with a brilliant solution for its failing schools,” California State Representative Kevin Kiley said. “Students simply won’t be failed. Under the new ‘Grading for Equity’ plan, Fs are now Cs; Bs are now As; homework and tests are ungraded; truancy is unpunished; and finals can be re-taken again and again.”

"Fifty-two percent of SFUSD high school students tested at or above proficiency level for reading and 36 percent tested at or above proficiency level for math, according to the most recent figures from U.S. News."

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Meanwhile, clueless Generation Z-ers are now taking classes in how to make it through real life:

Gen Z is signing up for ‘Adulting 101’ classes — because they can’t handle basic life skills: ‘A lot of stuff involves money’ 

"A lot of stuff" also involves getting along with your superiors and co-workers at the jobs you can't seem to handle, either.