While there are some points made that might be currently accurate - it is short sighted to state that meritocracy and diversity cannot co exist. Should we do nothing as the demographics of this country dramatically change from white majority to non white? Acknowledging that there are issues in our public school systems and teachers unions is a step in the right direction. Educational nonprofit organizations like Thrive Scholars continue to demonstrate that academically gifted non white students accepted into elite universities compete and excel at equal levels with their peers. Their success is largely due to entering the university arena only after having taken rigorous additional courses aimed at mitigating the quality education gap between rich and poor in the public systems.
If meritocracy and diversity can comfortably co-exist, there is no reason to change requirements for higher education or for any profession, including law and medicine, yet there is tremendous pressure to do precisely this.
I don't care what color my doctor's skin is, I expect him/her to excel in his/her chosen profession, likewise any lawyer I might need to hire. The group increasingly least likely to be allowed shortcuts to professional licensure these days is white males, so in an unfortunate twist of fate they might turn out to be the group (in general, of course) most competent to do my necessary surgery.
The long slow march continues...ultimately, woke progressive's racism is at the bottom of their insidious push to force the unqualified into programs in which the outcome will be failure. They kill so many birds with one stone that way.
Overly simplistic argument -
While there are some points made that might be currently accurate - it is short sighted to state that meritocracy and diversity cannot co exist. Should we do nothing as the demographics of this country dramatically change from white majority to non white? Acknowledging that there are issues in our public school systems and teachers unions is a step in the right direction. Educational nonprofit organizations like Thrive Scholars continue to demonstrate that academically gifted non white students accepted into elite universities compete and excel at equal levels with their peers. Their success is largely due to entering the university arena only after having taken rigorous additional courses aimed at mitigating the quality education gap between rich and poor in the public systems.
If meritocracy and diversity can comfortably co-exist, there is no reason to change requirements for higher education or for any profession, including law and medicine, yet there is tremendous pressure to do precisely this.
I don't care what color my doctor's skin is, I expect him/her to excel in his/her chosen profession, likewise any lawyer I might need to hire. The group increasingly least likely to be allowed shortcuts to professional licensure these days is white males, so in an unfortunate twist of fate they might turn out to be the group (in general, of course) most competent to do my necessary surgery.
The long slow march continues...ultimately, woke progressive's racism is at the bottom of their insidious push to force the unqualified into programs in which the outcome will be failure. They kill so many birds with one stone that way.