Cherry picking?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, “<span word="cherry">cherry</span> <span word="picking">picking</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> – <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cherry">cherry</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> (<span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accountability">accountability</span>. <span word="Accountability">Accountability</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="disappoint">disappoint</span>, <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="administrators">administrators</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span>.</p><p><span word="Sorry">Sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drifting">drifting</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focal">focal</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="here">here</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="accountability">accountability</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="focal">focal</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cherry">cherry</span> <span word="picking">picking</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cherry">cherry</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="enroll">enroll</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Beida">Beida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Qinghua">Qinghua</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cherry">cherry</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moot">moot</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commend">commend</span> <span word="Beida">Beida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Qinghua">Qinghua</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="faculties">faculties</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honorable">honorable</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="con">con</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="crooks">crooks</span>, <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wreck">wreck</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>.</p>
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