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re: University of Wisconsin calls for distribution of higher grades for minorities
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:54 pm to Zach
Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:54 pm to Zach
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Why do you discount the truth of it?
I'm sorry I'm a little bit hesitant in believing minorities will have a totally different grading scale than whites, as this piece insinuates. Skepticism is a good thing, no?
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Posted on 7/20/14 at 2:57 pm to onmymedicalgrind
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I'm sorry I'm a little bit hesitant in believing minorities will have a totally different grading scale than whites, as this piece insinuates. Skepticism is a good thing, no?
It is. And this committee only met to form other committees and wrote a report that will require other reports to be written. It's a university.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 3:00 pm to onmymedicalgrind
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I'm sorry I'm a little bit hesitant in believing minorities will have a totally different grading scale than whites, as this piece insinuates. Skepticism is a good thing, no?
It's whites plus Asian. Blacks and Mexicans have the 'striving' grade. Think of it as 'extra credit.'
Posted on 7/20/14 at 3:02 pm to onmymedicalgrind
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I'm sorry I'm a little bit hesitant in believing minorities will have a totally different grading scale than whites, as this piece insinuates. Skepticism is a good thing, no?
You need to brush up on the term "disparate impact."
If enough minorities fail a test, then the test itself is "racist" and is thrown out. In other words, it is dumbed down.
There was a Supreme Court decision on this a few years ago.
LINK
I can't remember, are you a product of affirmative action?
Also, for the Tennessee feller, I think Zach was speaking of The University of Texas, not Tennessee.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 3:56 pm to onmymedicalgrind
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I'm sorry I'm a little bit hesitant in believing minorities will have a totally different grading scale than whites, as this piece insinuates. Skepticism is a good thing, no?
It is a conclusion that the OP draws indirectly. Basically, the document in question - to the rightie - is a bunch of liberal garbage so it entitles small minded right wing bloggers to draw whatever conclusions they like from it. It doesn't have to actually say what they say it says - because they just have to point to the text and say 'See? Its LIBRUL! You know what they mean! You're an idiot if you don't agree!"
This post was edited on 7/20/14 at 3:57 pm
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