tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post5326156241051962796..comments2024-03-22T01:06:23.845-07:00Comments on Confessions of a College Professor: Common Core to Eliminate “White Privilege”?Doomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528555392898760692noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-67245142477507808782014-08-22T11:04:17.590-07:002014-08-22T11:04:17.590-07:00The university was establishing a centre in her ar...The university was establishing a centre in her area of research and I don't recall if it or the government granting agency had the requirement for women and visible minorities. It wasn't as if she needed it as she was sufficiently qualified by her grades and academic work alone. However, since she was from another country, she had both of the desired characteristics.<br /><br />Stuff like that makes me glad I'm an independent researcher with my own money. Self-funding gets around all that red tape--no grants to apply for, no special conditions to fulfill, and no bureaucratic horsing around.<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-25285689434249519572014-08-22T10:12:20.598-07:002014-08-22T10:12:20.598-07:00That's a good point. I've never seen a &qu...That's a good point. I've never seen a "female and minority" candidate, but I reckon admin would totally flip out to make sure to hire such a one if she appeared.Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04528555392898760692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-60579362643455111192014-08-22T09:03:46.883-07:002014-08-22T09:03:46.883-07:00Here in Canada, a country where it seems that poli...Here in Canada, a country where it seems that political correctness is a a national obsession, hiring discrimination is rampant. One can tell that certain people need not apply by the way the ads are worded, though one cannot, by law, openly say it.<br /><br />I personally know of someone who got a tenure-track position because of a preference for women and "visible minorities".<br /><br />So much for every qualified applicant being equally treated.<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-53675058460508661982014-08-22T09:01:34.715-07:002014-08-22T09:01:34.715-07:00I find the "white privilege" argument la...I find the "white privilege" argument laughable.<br /><br />I'm white. I was born in Europe and English is not my mother tongue. We came to Canada when people like us were openly looked down upon because of where we came from. I was far from socially privileged.<br /><br />We believed in equal opportunity for those who were qualified and went about things accordingly, but it wasn't easy. I was often taunted and bullied when I was younger because I spoke English with a distinct accent, though I've long since lost it. Such incidents, however, made me more determined to see if I could succeed in order to prove that I was just as good, if not better, than my tormentors.<br /><br />I finished high school near the top of my class not due to privilege because I didn't have any. I did it by hard work and determination, something I learned from parents, both of whom had their journeyman's papers in their respective trades. I also did it by intellectual talent and putting it to good use.<br /><br />Those are hardly signs of "white privilege".<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-6172799978294568012014-08-22T07:36:46.825-07:002014-08-22T07:36:46.825-07:00One of my relatives is a high school math teacher....One of my relatives is a high school math teacher.<br /><br />Principal: "We must increase retention and ensure no one fails."<br /><br />Relative: "How can we do that without lowering standards?"<br /><br />Principal: "We must not lower standards, but no one must fail. Give them make-up assignments or whatever."<br /><br />If someone told me "We hired you not based on your qualifications or by merit, but by the color of your skin," I would be teed off at being reduced to being a statistical victory for some bureaucrats. I'd also be angry about the others rejected because of the color of their skin. Oh, and I'd be mad at the blatant racism.Ripbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685894007541567391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-74794575751006244752014-08-22T06:32:05.981-07:002014-08-22T06:32:05.981-07:00The sad reality is that different ethnic groups ha...The sad reality is that different ethnic groups have differing abilities. Those who harp on about "white privilege" don't want to hear this, preferring to ascribe differing educational outcomes to systemic biases in the educational system, which reflect systemic racism. And to be fair and neutral, there is a smidgen of truth in what they say -- but only a smidgen. The overwhelming reason for differences in outcomes has to do with differing abilities, and if we aggregate by ethnicity, then we can see ethnic differences. This the educrat crowd does not want to acknowledge. And so they talk sanctimoniously about making sure "everyone can perform to high standards" -- but what they mean in reality is lowering the bar so much that everyone can "succeed." What dubious worth that "success" has can be seen all around us -- students getting A grades yet who know nothing and can do nothing.<br /><br />On the one hand there are African-Americans and Latinos with average IQs of 84 and 89 respectively. On the other, whites, Asians, and Jews with average IQs of 100, 105, and 114. Of course there will be differences in outcome.AAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242448989166177843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-45142961465518613432014-08-22T06:30:41.453-07:002014-08-22T06:30:41.453-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.AAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242448989166177843noreply@blogger.com