tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post1989687871206982814..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: College Board Suppresses Minority AdmissionsAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-34260009129273430352012-03-29T23:47:14.084-04:002012-03-29T23:47:14.084-04:00Tehachapi Tom: The College Boards merely determin...Tehachapi Tom: The College Boards merely determine indicators of success at college. They don't purport to indicate success in life. It's another reason why I say that college isn't, and shouldn't be for everyone. The problem is not the tests. The problem is that the left and academics have convinced the American people that a college education is a requirement for future success, then managed to convince employers that they should neither hire nor promote those without college degrees <i>regardless of their real life experience and talents</i>. Most of those bureaucrats who are making the terrible decisions are college graduates, and without learning a thing, each degree they add gets them promotions and pay raises regardless of their success rate.<br /><br />The Einstein story is an old and true one, and while we're at it we might as well add Bill Gates and Winston Churchill who either didn't graduate or were considered dunces. The main purpose of college for a huge percentage of the college population is to learn as little as possible but get a degree which will reward them anyway. At least it keeps them out of the legitimate workforce for four or more years.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-65277974825676926302012-03-29T22:15:59.741-04:002012-03-29T22:15:59.741-04:00Hawk
An interesting side light; there was a fellow...Hawk<br />An interesting side light; there was a fellow who was considered a poor student and not educable.<br />There were non of the "Road Blocks" that you describe to shuttle him into the ditch digging vocation. He went on to become one of the most revered mathematical geniuses of our time. Of course I speak of Albert Einstein. Lets also look at the handicapped. Which with restrictions and prejudgements of our educational powers will also short change us.<br />The more control the more restrictive and the poorer the world will be. Even among the most severely handicapped there are stars. Of course I speak of Steven William Hawking.<br />The single most interesting observation is that the more conservative yet freedom allowed the greater the advancements we see. <br />With bureaucrats deciding who is qualified or not, we will miss out on that blazing streak which is the exception.Tehachapi Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-15239572384087039352012-03-29T20:19:06.309-04:002012-03-29T20:19:06.309-04:00T-rav: I have every faith in the race-baiters and...T-rav: I have every faith in the race-baiters and leftists to come up with a formula to include them all.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-63143548788340873412012-03-29T20:15:59.196-04:002012-03-29T20:15:59.196-04:00Cris: LOL I figured your original comment had di...Cris: LOL I figured your original comment had disappeared into the Blogger black hole. This new setup absolutely sucks, and now I'm chewing my fingernails waiting for what's coming up on April 1 (appropriately). Blogger just makes changes, often for no apparent reason and usually for the worse. We don't know what the changes on April 1 will be, and Blogger never asks for input from its users before making a major change.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-89118043278933477672012-03-29T20:14:19.180-04:002012-03-29T20:14:19.180-04:00Don't forget class and gender. If they can wor...Don't forget class and gender. If they can work those two and race into a single question, that's the Holy Grail of modern-day academia.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39111745064160771672012-03-29T19:52:28.533-04:002012-03-29T19:52:28.533-04:00LawHawk,
Yeah, I was thinking they would not charg...LawHawk,<br />Yeah, I was thinking they would not charge for them for people (but of course I would never qualify for it-- hahaha). BTW, my initial comment disappeared. It was mangled by my poor typing anyhow but that is what I was referring to when I said "in my first paragraph."CrisDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68348401186076587342012-03-29T19:41:30.175-04:002012-03-29T19:41:30.175-04:00Cris: That doesn't entirely surprise me, alth...Cris: That doesn't entirely surprise me, although I wasn't aware of it. But even given that, unlike the states and voter ID, the College Board currently is being adamant about them having to register prior to the test, and nobody will be allowed to take the test without the ID, free, reduced or fully-paid. No "provisional tests," unlike provisional voting.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-89544403090899114652012-03-29T19:30:39.963-04:002012-03-29T19:30:39.963-04:00Sorry about my first paragraph. It should read th...Sorry about my first paragraph. It should read there is currently a reduced preice and frre SAT and Subject Tests fee and it follows the guidelines of reduced and free lunches.CrisDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49649547490967737262012-03-29T18:38:06.385-04:002012-03-29T18:38:06.385-04:00Stan: I think the Obamacrats are counting on us t...Stan: I think the Obamacrats are counting on us to get bored with it while they continue to pander to their "pissed off at everything" base.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49824763060083930322012-03-29T18:36:27.918-04:002012-03-29T18:36:27.918-04:00rlaWTX: We would think that in testing they'd...rlaWTX: We would think that in testing they'd be hard-pressed to make identity politics work. We should know better. This goes on all the time, but I'm now beginning to realize just how hard the left is going to push on these racial identity things in order to shore up their "victim" base for the general election.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-32127626266576251822012-03-29T18:33:20.495-04:002012-03-29T18:33:20.495-04:00tryanmax: I would think that Americans by now wou...tryanmax: I would think that Americans by now would just be fed up with the whole idea of code words. Honesty and integrity simply aren't code words for anything except in the fevered minds of leftists and race-baiters. But they keep trying don't they?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-26019084724049021072012-03-29T18:31:01.318-04:002012-03-29T18:31:01.318-04:00Bev: Cheaters never prosper, except when they do....Bev: Cheaters never prosper, except when they do.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-673099061227832022012-03-29T18:29:25.847-04:002012-03-29T18:29:25.847-04:00T-Rav: If only that weren't so true.T-Rav: If only that weren't so true.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-53599415856866581582012-03-29T17:57:15.666-04:002012-03-29T17:57:15.666-04:00I must say, I am bored to tears about this race cr...I must say, I am bored to tears about this race crap. The race card needs to be permanently revoked…sheesh.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79018117061029621652012-03-29T17:20:03.000-04:002012-03-29T17:20:03.000-04:00Oh, the racial-ethnic identity of it all...Oh, the racial-ethnic identity of it all...rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-75545291326290575762012-03-29T17:10:40.669-04:002012-03-29T17:10:40.669-04:00"Integrity" is just a racist code-word f..."Integrity" is just a racist code-word for "whites only."tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21558262163751974162012-03-29T17:09:58.664-04:002012-03-29T17:09:58.664-04:00I wish I had thought of paying someone to take my ...I wish I had thought of paying someone to take my SAT's for me, but then I obviously wasn't smart enough to think of it. Dang that honesty stuff...foiled again.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50869102241122832992012-03-29T16:59:28.198-04:002012-03-29T16:59:28.198-04:00Lawhawk: And we wouldn't have to deal with stu...Lawhawk: And we wouldn't have to deal with stupid courses like White Studies and Intro to Pornography, because the universities would have to focus on providing a real curriculum. Which is also why it'll never happen.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74728082035161470722012-03-29T16:25:09.064-04:002012-03-29T16:25:09.064-04:00Andrew: What makes you think they're not? LO...Andrew: What makes you think they're not? LOLLawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24289727928597731592012-03-29T16:24:29.672-04:002012-03-29T16:24:29.672-04:00Joel: Obama will take a firm stand as a pasty whi...Joel: Obama will take a firm stand as a pasty white African-American. Or something like that.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-2400781816412250532012-03-29T16:21:54.151-04:002012-03-29T16:21:54.151-04:00T-Rav: Can you imagine what would happen if only ...T-Rav: Can you imagine what would happen if only well-qualified students got in, and only those with true financial need would get scholarships and student loans? And the loans would be much smaller since cutting out the deadwood and reducing topheavy faculty and administration would reduce the actual cost of getting a real education. Now that I think about it, that'll never happen.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-9028660569743177152012-03-29T16:18:56.822-04:002012-03-29T16:18:56.822-04:00Tennessee: I think you're on the right track....Tennessee: I think you're on the right track. There's no indication that the students are complaining, but the usual suspects are jumping in on it, and there are already rumors that Obama may sic Holder's Justice Department on them as well.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-83216450228193276272012-03-29T16:17:19.450-04:002012-03-29T16:17:19.450-04:00Oh well, reality sucks. I'm surprised they ar...Oh well, reality sucks. I'm surprised they aren't complaining that these tests aren't free.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-38771840299821346042012-03-29T16:11:04.948-04:002012-03-29T16:11:04.948-04:00LawHawk,
I don't know anything to add to this...LawHawk,<br /><br />I don't know anything to add to this. This is one of the most hopeful signs of the times. Now, if a person wants to go to college, why the person actually has to learn something and take a test.<br /><br />Also, I wonder what Obama thinks of this? Will he be "white" Black about it? Or Will he be "black" White about it?Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31620482633022727932012-03-29T16:07:30.424-04:002012-03-29T16:07:30.424-04:00Stop that crazy talk, man! We can't limit coll...Stop that crazy talk, man! We can't limit college to the truly qualified students! How would we ensure a continued money flow from the government--er, I mean, how would we ensure a good education for our youth?T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.com