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University of Wisconsin calls for distribution of higher grades for minorities
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:37 pm
quote:Forward
Especially shocking is the language about “equity” in the distribution of grades. Professors, instead of just awarding the grade that each student earns, would apparently have to adjust them so that academically weaker, “historically underrepresented racial/ethnic” students perform at the same level and receive the same grades as academically stronger students.
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Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:40 pm to Strannix
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:41 pm to Strannix
IF this is true (a big IF considering alot of the sources linked on this board) this is total lunacy.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:41 pm to Strannix
Honest question: How do they decide who is a minority? Is it just based on self reporting? I'm white, but I might start claiming something else, maybe Hispanic. 
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:42 pm to Strannix
That's fricking retarded. So much for meritocracy I suppose.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:45 pm to Strannix
If true, I have absolutely no problem with this whatsoever. This will do nothing but set these kids up for failure later in life and give them a false sense of accomplishment that will hurt them in the working world. It will also ruin the credibility of a UW degree.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:45 pm to Strannix
quote:
Especially shocking is the language about “equity” in the distribution of grades. Professors, instead of just awarding the grade that each student earns, would apparently have to adjust them so that academically weaker, “historically underrepresented racial/ethnic” students perform at the same level and receive the same grades as academically stronger students.
Especially unsurprising and unshocking and in fact normal for bloggers of this intellect is the fact the blogger did not use direct quotation from the text to support this claim.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:50 pm to Strannix
Been a lot of horrible decisions made in Madison lately..
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:55 pm to Strannix
Just know this. If you interview someone for a job and if they are young, look at their education and ask questions that someone with that major should know. You will be amazed at the number of blank stares you will get. You will be amazed at the number of people that just studied for a test and then forgot what they learned. You will be amazed at the number of people that think they should get a job because they dress nice and have the appropriate degree.
You will also find that diamond who actually remembers what he learned in school and appears to have most of everything else you would want in an employee.
You will also find that diamond who actually remembers what he learned in school and appears to have most of everything else you would want in an employee.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 3:32 pm to Strannix
reason #932 that employers don't really care about your GPA
Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:03 pm to Strannix
Just out of curiosity, does this mean I, as a white student, can receive higher grades in comparison to Asians?
I'm not bad, but they're definitely academically stronger
I'm not bad, but they're definitely academically stronger
Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:31 pm to Strannix
So does that mean the Asian and mid-easterners grades will need to be lowered to help us white folks out as well?
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:34 pm to Strannix
What could be more racist then saying one group is so inferior that a system has to be devised to balance out the supposed imbalance.
This post was edited on 7/20/14 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 7/20/14 at 8:08 pm to Strannix
This is just the logical extension of their philosophy. One joke I've heard is that if you tell left-leaning students their grade must be re-distributed, with say their A becoming a B and the D student getting a C, then they'll understand why you don't raise taxes.
In this case, the campus radicals are just being getting closer to being honest with everyone about their intentions. They're halfway there with this idea.
In this case, the campus radicals are just being getting closer to being honest with everyone about their intentions. They're halfway there with this idea.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:19 pm to Strannix
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would apparently have to adjust them so that academically weaker, “historically underrepresented racial/ethnic” students perform at the same level and receive the same grades as academically stronger students.
Historically disadvantaged eh? Look at the Ghanians, Kenyans, Egyptians and Sudanese who come to our country. They hold down steady jobs and are straight A students and excel. If anyone is disadvantaged, it's them and they continue to succeed.
Historically disadvantaged is the biggest horseshite excuse in the world.
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