tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post581946845087541814..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: I Don't Know Where To Begin In My ExasperationDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-8216456225019714672012-01-28T19:32:03.442-08:002012-01-28T19:32:03.442-08:00Just another demonstration that liberals do not re...Just another demonstration that liberals do not respect facts unless they support liberal agendas.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-19707906340127425252012-01-22T11:02:54.865-08:002012-01-22T11:02:54.865-08:00"Scientific racism"? How about just rea..."Scientific racism"? How about just reality? No one's judging here, they're reporting.<br /><br />The numbers aren't racist--only your interpretation of the numbers can be racist.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-8962687461291063762012-01-22T01:04:01.619-08:002012-01-22T01:04:01.619-08:00They're opposed to it because it's a loose...They're opposed to it because it's a loose example of scientific racism, i.e. using science to justify a current social inequality. Let's examine what a BA or a BS really means these days in America. Either one will get you the same entry level position anywhere. Having a BS in chemistry does not guarantee you a good job anymore. Rather it guarantees you will need a Masters or a PhD if you want to do anything with your life other than clean test tubes. A student under affirmative action already lives beyond her means if she attends any one of America's expensive institutions, why should she start a career that will only push her further into debt. It was something that I considered when I was selecting a major. Medicine would have cost me over a hundred grand and I was one of the more financially fortunate of my freshman classmates. But this isn't really taken into consideration is it? Instead it's cited as proof that if you give a black student (who is interpreted automatically as having a free ride) an opportunity she will inevitably take the easiest path possible and for this reason affirmative action has failed. Never mind that a student who graduates with any kind of college degree will earn double what she would without, and isn't that the more overarching goal of AAction, to ensure social mobility?<br /><br />At my Alma Mater the major with the heaviest participation of black students was African-American studies, followed by Engineering. Our Engineering program gave free grad school tuition to those that graduated the program with a 3.0 or higher, and low and behold, you see a lot more of those "affirmative action cases" working their butts off and graduating as Engineers. <br /><br />Oh and Intro to African-American Studies...by far the most nut-busting courses I've ever taken.Loninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-537206734178525912012-01-21T18:01:50.392-08:002012-01-21T18:01:50.392-08:00When any group has the familial and cultural probl...When any group has the familial and cultural problems that many blacks have, you can expect more problems in school at every level. Pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps would do a lot more good. <br /><br />It starts with the level of parental involvement and guidance you find in most middle class and above households of any race.DADvocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621021178600799126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-86440766483222488732012-01-20T06:21:58.978-08:002012-01-20T06:21:58.978-08:00Just keep "spoiled, rich kid" in mind an...Just keep "spoiled, rich kid" in mind and it's all understandable.<br /><br />Lefties want to feel they're important people courageously doing important things. They're not but that's what they want to believe and they're <i>not</i> going to listen to any opinions to the contrary because what they want is sacrosanct.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.com