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Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:57:48 GMT
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Sorry, just a nitpick:
"Scott E. Sanburn" wrote:
> Again, I think this is just a way to get around the recent court rulings
> about affirmative action, that is targeted to Hispanics and African
> Americans. Which is both racist, and demeaning to minorities. They
> should be encouraged to do well in school, and study for the tests, and
> try to aim for the top, rather than going around the issues, and using
> tests like this, with other people, to try to get them in. I hope the
> court rules these out as well.
I just want to point out that the single largest group that has benefited from Affirmative
Action and equal-hiring legislation is actually white females, both numerically and
qualitatively. What's to fear from adding a further litmus to the battery of identifiers
already available for college admissions, especially if the discipline in question needs
strong problem-solving and applied logic skills?
best,
Lindsay
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 | | Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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| Lindsay, have you ever been passed up for a job because you were a white male? "Sorry, even though you are the most qualified, and out of work, we hired this Hispanic guy with no experience and a family to support because the government will pay (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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| Lindsay, (...) That's not what the article was about, or the intention of this and other tests. Affirmative action is discrimination, and should not be there period, whether whit females, pink elephants, or blue martians benefit from it. No one (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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| Kevin, (...) That's what the article said, which I mentioned in the quote earlier. (...) Mine was probably CAD and drafting classes, along with history. Again, I think this is just a way to get around the recent court rulings about affirmative (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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