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by ffwszgf 1612 days ago
This would never be allowed in America. the notion of “merit” in the US is associated with white supremacy and the idea that you can divide kids by their skills/grades will get you in trouble, especially if you do it that early.

If for whatever reason the demographics at each track are not the same as those of the nation it will get called racist and shut down quick.

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> the notion of “merit” in the US is associated with white supremacy

In Germany, our system is far more inclusive at all levels which means we don't have that much of a problem with early stage ethnic discrimination. Not to say we don't have any problems at all (far from it, in fact!) but it's nowhere near as bad as in the US, and additionally for once we Germans don't have historical baggage that's keeping us down.

You can't make something up and apply it to an entire continent.