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I'm mildly appalled by this blog post. The author seems to prefer the "affirmative action" solution which would result in increased uptake of Black & Hispanic k
by tomp 6y ago
I'm mildly appalled by this blog post. The author seems to prefer the "affirmative action" solution which would result in increased uptake of Black & Hispanic kids, over the proposed "lottery" solution that would result in increased uptake of White kids. I guess this is quite in vogue nowadays, but personally I still oppose racism on principle, even the pro-Black, anti-White (and often anti-Asian) racism.
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- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoThe value Aaronson sees in the affirmative action solution isn't the precise racial balance, which you and I and I'm sure he all agree doesn't matter. It's that it might be able to preserve the school's character as a place that values and demands academic excellence, whereas a lottery of 3.5 GPA students almost surely won't.
- Green_man 6y agothe "'affirmative action' solution" would allow the school to keep its rigorous entrance exam system in place, which is what Aaronson seems to actually care about, not some demographic percentages.
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- MattGaiser 6y agoAffirmative action means that the exam remains in place. You have to be interested in going to the school to get in. You can't casually be accepted by having a 3.5 GPA or over (which probably 20 or so percent of people have).