to rank children so they can be put in groups based on mental development rather than age.
but it was quickly coopted by eugenicists because it’s so easy to design a test so it favours one group and not another. especially if you also segregate the education system.
exactly. i’m not fucking around when i say it’s rooted in eugenics. it is in 2026 a racist dog whistle that not enough people are aware of
Its original concept wasn’t a bad idea,
to rank children so they can be put in groups based on mental development rather than age.
but it was quickly coopted by eugenicists because it’s so easy to design a test so it favours one group and not another. especially if you also segregate the education system.