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Originally Posted by rubecube
Okay, Cliff, we get that you don't think this is the best way of doing things, so how would you try to get more indigenous, LGBTQ, and disabled people into universities?
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Are LGBTQ and disabled people currently under-represented? I would think that's the first question we should be asking. Let's see some numbers.
As for natives, I've already pointed out that high school graduation rates are woefully low. Why wouldn't you expect a correlation between a lack of success in high school and a low representation in post-secondary education (and the teaching profession)?
So I guess the next question is why the lack of success for natives in high school. There have been all sorts of studies on the subject. But is it any surprise that people who have toxic home lives, with rampant substance abuse and dysfunctional families, not to mention no books in the home or examples of effective study habits, or even stuff as basic as getting a good night sleep at night, is not a recipe for success at school?
You won't improve educational attainment until you improve home lives (and that's as true for non-natives as it is for natives).