Oct 2, 2020
Most of those who tried to be the best failed. So I tried to be the second-best, and sometimes I succeeded.
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Most of those who tried to be the best failed. So I tried to be the second-best, and sometimes I succeeded.
Sarah Manguso, from 300 Arguments
Fanfic Reader Lowers Their Standards Just to Close All the Opened Fics Three Paragraphs in and Realizes Why They Had Standards in the First Place
Ah... that feeling when you’ve accomplished not even a quarter of the amount of work you need to get done for the day, even though the amount you had planned was already a lowered standard of what you would have liked (and sort of need) to accomplish. Spoons for the spoonless? Anyone? Anyone? Pretty please?
Davey Cameron is a peh
Equality? No thanks. Women at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will be able to enter engineering and construction degrees with a lower score on an admissions test than their male counterparts.
Equality? No thanks. Women at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will be able to enter engineering and construction degrees with a lower score on an admissions test than their male counterparts.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that UTS will allow women to enter engineering and construction degrees with a lower score on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) than male students. Women can score 10 points lower than men and still be admitted into the degree programs.
Where can this go wrong?
Where can this go wrong?
Perhaps a better question would be; How many ways can this go wrong? Has the Army lost its ever-loving mind? USA Today and other outlets report that the Army lifts ban on recruits with mental health history. As reported according to documents obtained by USA Today, people with a history of “self-mutilation”(cutters), bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse can now seek waivers to…
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Stain of the "lowering standards" argument on the Stuyvesant legacy
One of the things I find disturbing about the "discussion" about changing admissions process is the claim that any change instead of being labeled as an attempt to better assess students who can potentially succeed it is labeled lowering standards. Many not so subtly equate more black and latino students as lowering standards. I see numerous quotes from supposedly logical Stuyvesant alumni talking to racial stereotypes and mythology about the potential of black and latino students. What happens in a world where people believe in racial and gender stereotypes about intellectual potential? http://valleywag.gawker.com/tech-companies-ar…/+laceydonohue -
( *spoiler alert* unless you're a white male you're getting paid less ) If this is what happens among the bright tech companies of the future I don't need to tell you what that means for the rest of the business world. If you are fine with the reality that diversity and exposure to smart people of other cultures is an unnecessary component of a successful education then by all means the status quo should continue - carry on all is well.
Don't forget this recent gem - http://valleywag.gawker.com/microsoft-ceo-tells-women-not-to-ask-for-a-raise-at-wom-1644473757
And here are my thoughts again - not for a supporting a specific solution but for a scientific discussion about what makes successful testing/admissions. I'm a dreamer. http://mbmspeaks.tumblr.com/post/64779590640/the-definitive-guide-for-beginning-discussion-on-the
I posted the above text to the Stuy alumnae page on Facebook and have received good feedback. For those not following the "conversation" across social media it has been heated. Many people feel very strongly that the test should remain as is. I respect people standing up for a policy they believe in but not when it comes with dehumanizing racial stereotyping as a chief argument by many of the proponents on social media.
Here's the irony of those who fight so tenaciously for the status quo rank order testing system. The conversation and discussion they've engendered so far has already damaged Stuyvesant's reputation - probably more than any change to admissions ever will. What do people on the outside see when they see these "discussions"? After four years of attending a math and science school these future logical thought leaders when brought a piece of public policy are reduced to slinging racial stereotypes of the lowest order. There is now a social media stain of the litany of racist comments that the internet will keep for posterity.