<p>I think that class bassed makes more sense than race based, though neither is really right. I think students should be judged against their opportunities, but that doesn’t necessarily mean its ok for poorer kids to get low grades while the rich kids have to get straight A’s to have the same admissions/employment shots. A poor kid absolutely does have the opportunity to get straight A’s. They might not, however, be able to afford expensive summer programs, etc. Or their school might not offer as many AP’s. A poor kid has the same oportunity to get a high class rank as any rich kid. Therefore, I think that economic backgorund should be taken into account for opportunities that exist for some people but not others (diversity of classes, expensive programs, etc.) but not for things like grades or class rank.</p>