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Monday, March 25, 2013
Supreme Court and affirmative action
And here goes the Supreme Court again in the issue of affirmative action. I was not aware of what has happened in Michigan and the voting that happened in that state. Very interesting.
thanks for sharing Murillo...This quote with the article stuck with me...
"Entrance to our great colleges and universities must be based upon merit, and I remain optimistic moving forward in our fight for equality, fairness and rule of law at our nation's highest court," Schuette said Monday.
The reason it stuck with me is because he (Shuette) is arguing against affirmative action, but his words can be used to argue for it. He speaks of merit as a college entrance requirement. We do live in a meritocratic society, which no one in the affirmative action debate challenges. The question of merit, is how merit is being defined, prescribed, assigned and ascribed. Shuette speaks of merit, so would he be surprised to know that Cedric didn't get into his top choice school? Doesn't Cedric have about as much or more "merit" as any other student that applied?
And to his word of "fairness"...well, I would respond with my own words but I'll leave it with an analogy that Dr. Baber used in class..."someone being born on second base, but acting like he/she hit a double."
thanks for sharing Murillo...This quote with the article stuck with me...
ReplyDelete"Entrance to our great colleges and universities must be based upon merit, and I remain optimistic moving forward in our fight for equality, fairness and rule of law at our nation's highest court," Schuette said Monday.
The reason it stuck with me is because he (Shuette) is arguing against affirmative action, but his words can be used to argue for it. He speaks of merit as a college entrance requirement. We do live in a meritocratic society, which no one in the affirmative action debate challenges. The question of merit, is how merit is being defined, prescribed, assigned and ascribed. Shuette speaks of merit, so would he be surprised to know that Cedric didn't get into his top choice school? Doesn't Cedric have about as much or more "merit" as any other student that applied?
And to his word of "fairness"...well, I would respond with my own words but I'll leave it with an analogy that Dr. Baber used in class..."someone being born on second base, but acting like he/she hit a double."
thxxx again Murillo