This makes for dismal reading:

How Well-Intentioned White Families Can Perpetuate Racism

The basic thesis here is that well to do families who want the best for their kids, and make efforts to provide for them, are evil and unjust. At least when those families are white, that is. Behold:

Pinsker: What would it look like for a white affluent parent to make a choice not to give their children “the best”? Is it a matter of not calling the school to get the best math teacher? Or is there a more proactive thing a parent might be able to do?

Hagerman: I think part of it is how we choose to define “the best.” Some of the parents in my book, they rejected the idea that their child needed to be in all the AP classes. They valued other elements of their children’s personalities, such as their concerns about ethics or fairness or social justice. There were a handful of parents in my study who resisted having a separate track for AP students, for example, which can sometimes be a segregating force within schools.

Any parent who would prioritize “social justice” indoctrination for their kids over math and history and critical thinking skills needs to consider whether of not they should really be parents. And any parent who would get rid of AP classes because they can “sometimes be a segregating force within schools” needs to have their ass handed to them. Athletics departments are “segregating forces,” because not every kid can hurl the sportsball with equal efficacy. Allowing student to choose their own friends and social circles is a “segregating force.”

And then there’s this summary:

“My overall point is that in this moment when being a good citizen conflicts with being a good parent, I think that most white parents choose to be good parents, when, sometimes at the very least, they should choose to be good citizens. “

The State über alles, citizen!

My god some people are awful. Is it important to do things to help make society, your city, your state, your nation better? Sure. And few if any things could make your nation better than to make your kids be as good as they can be, especially if your kids are on the high end of the bell curve. Is your kid average? Then ramming him or her onto a more aggressive educational track will have minimal benefits. But is he or she particularly intelligent or talented? Then for frak’s sake, do everything in your power to foster that. Actually stymieing the development of those who can actually grow substantially is not only child abuse, it’s damn near treasonous.