het woord van vandaag

The word of 20 December 2023 was:

witte school

(de) wit·te school ()
= school with predominantly white students

witte = white
school = school

Although 'witte school' is a descriptive term linguistically, conversationally the differentiation between schools based on ethnicity or skin colour of students is problematic. The term is often used as an indicator of educational quality, while investigative journalism has shown that socio-economic factors are better predictors of educational results than ethno-cultural factors.

"Meld je een zwart kind aan, blijkt de witte school opeens vol." – Andreas Kouwenhoven, in: NRC Handelsblad (2013)

"Ik ben een voorstander van gemengde scholen. Daarmee zeg ik niet dat mensen die hun kinderen op witte scholen doen slecht zijn." – Pieter Hilhorst (citaat), in: HP/De Tijd (2011)

Related: zwarte school

Topic: kleuren
Topic: onderwijs

Category: uitdrukking

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