“We Cannot Mince Words”: San Francisco Education Official Denounces Meritocracy As Racist

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[–]hennaojichan 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Idiotocracy is clearly the wave of the future.

[–]bobbobbybob 7 insightful - 4 fun7 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Although, if we are not going to run with meritocracy then there is not going to be much of a future.

Engineering requires a tight understanding of the rules of physics...

Simply screaming that physics or math is racist won't stop the diversity hire designed bridge falling on you

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I totally agree with that but San Francisco has a special, and not necessarily the best, way of evolving.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The funny thing about that film is they really thought stupidity in society would come from poor people having too many kids when irl it's all come from rich people spoiling their kids and not allowing them to find their proper level via the downwards social mobility escalator.

[–]Danimal4NU 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

What I love is that these folks NEVER acknowledge that non-whites are at the top of the academic and economic foodchain. If the system is so unfair and white supremacist in nature how did Asians get on top? It is meritocracy and they don't want to admit it.

[–]bobbobbybob 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

the author has his/her head screwed on though:

I do not agree that meritocracy is inherently racist. Students of all races benefit from such schools. While there is clearly less diversity at Lowell, the best solution is not to eliminate such programs but to work harder in the earlier grades to allow minority students to excel (and ultimately gain admission to such programs).

There is a need for meritocracy in academia and society at large. Indeed, such scores offer race-neutral systems for advancement. While subjects like math have been declared racist (and a University of Rhode Island professor recently declared all of science, statistics, and technology to be “inherently racist”), these are fields that allowed many intellectuals of color to advance.

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    [–]Questionable[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I think you are mistaken, and that your reply stems from the fact that bobbobbybob is referring to the author of the article, and not the declaration.

    [–]InessaOss 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I think that education must be available for all. It's hard, but there is a lot of resources to get some help to do my assignment for cheap and so on. Just click here and find everything you need. Education gives the possibility to have a more successful life.