Affirmative Action policy is so messed up. If you want to improve minority performance, you have to do it from the ground up, by improving primary school education. Why not build real improvement rather than just awarding someone extra points because of their skin color and calling it improvement. I know it will mean putting extra resources and tightening up standards in inner city schools, but the level of stupidity in this country is a national security concern, IMHO.
Did you see this headline?
Public university unfairly raising grades of black students, say three former faculty members
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3038008/posts
1JUL2013
Students Sign Petition To ‘Redistribute’ GPAs
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2876183/posts
24APR2012
“Apparently, many students don’t like the idea of redistribution - but, only when it applies to their grades. Redistribution of their GPAs (grade point averages) to poorer students, they say, is unfair. But, those with lower grades don’t seem to mind benefiting from the hard work of their “greedy” high-achieving classmates.”
You got that right.
The Department of Defense is concerned too.
There are a large percentage of draft age people who are physically unqualified, but there are more that are mentally/emotionally unfit.
You always thought that bit on the Viagra commercial about being healthy enough for sex was superfluous, right?