[quote=flu][quote=ltsdd][quote=spdrun]Cutting a kid a bit of slack due to educational opportunities (un)available in her high school is one thing. But giving a Black kid from a poor background an advantage over an Asian kid from the same background is quite another in my book.[/quote]
So a poor Asian kid getting the nod over an affluent black kid is perfectly ok?[/quote]
I think the question of race should be completely eliminated from consideration yes. There are people who are poor who are economically disadvantaged. But not all poor disadvantaged are black or Hispanic. Plenty of folks from rural area are at a social economic disadvantage as well.
But its more than that. If the government wants to fix this. They are fixing it at the wrong side. If you want to help then give the poor subsidies for seeking higher education for their kids before college. And then when the kids do qualify based on merit….help poor kids pay for the college.
The kids however need to get in based on merit. It is how just about ever other country that values education does it.[/quote]
In principle I don’t disagree with you. These policies affects my family as much as it is to you and your family. My point is, it’s a slippery slope once you move outside of a merit-based system. And once that occurred, I really have an issue with the argument that one (disadvantaged) criteria has more “merit” (ironic isn’t it?) than another in admitting a student – it all depends on where you’re sitting. And regardless of how you slice it, there will always be a group of people (based on race, wealth, religion, etc…) who will feel that the policies are unfair to them.
