As the head of a software engineering group in Canada I can attest to this. Firstly we found that new immigrants from Asia and Eastern Europe were far, far better than local Canadians. A foreign BSc was equal to at least a local MSc. Then we went the offshoring route (Tata Consulting) and not only were the foreign staff greatly cheaper, but also greatly more qualified.
Later on as the professor of a Masters level social science course, it was stunning to me that students from Zambia, Senegal etc. were so much better at writing essays in English than students who had been through the Canadian education system.
The Western elites have greatly dumbed down their educational institutions, with the latest racist craze to blame the "culture" of Black and Hispanic students in North America rather than enforce teaching excellence and discipline in the schools. Added onto the "managing children's self esteem" that reinforces mediocrity.
Much of the affirmative action places were given to elite students from abroad (e.g. Nigeria) and elite Black students at home, who didn't need them. Very few for inner-city Blacks with terrible schools, whichever of these made it through had to have an IQ well above the white students. The way to fix Black inner-city schools (and bad schools in general) was shown by Ronald Fryer, but the remedy threatened too many entrenched interests, including other Black professors espousing "Black culture" as the reason for low achievement rather than shitty teachers and administrators. So they shut him down.
The greatest affirmative action is for the children of the rich and the university professors and administrators, thats how dumb-asses such as GWB and Trump went to elite schools.
The greatest discrimination is against Asian (including Indian) students who should make up the majority of elite school classes, but then there wouldn't be enough spaces for the mediocre spawn of the rich and university professors and administrators.
As the head of a software engineering group in Canada I can attest to this. Firstly we found that new immigrants from Asia and Eastern Europe were far, far better than local Canadians. A foreign BSc was equal to at least a local MSc. Then we went the offshoring route (Tata Consulting) and not only were the foreign staff greatly cheaper, but also greatly more qualified.
Later on as the professor of a Masters level social science course, it was stunning to me that students from Zambia, Senegal etc. were so much better at writing essays in English than students who had been through the Canadian education system.
The Western elites have greatly dumbed down their educational institutions, with the latest racist craze to blame the "culture" of Black and Hispanic students in North America rather than enforce teaching excellence and discipline in the schools. Added onto the "managing children's self esteem" that reinforces mediocrity.
I don’t think the phrase “too dumb” to describe blacks and Hispanic s who can’t access affirmative action is right. Use something else.
Too smart?
Much of the affirmative action places were given to elite students from abroad (e.g. Nigeria) and elite Black students at home, who didn't need them. Very few for inner-city Blacks with terrible schools, whichever of these made it through had to have an IQ well above the white students. The way to fix Black inner-city schools (and bad schools in general) was shown by Ronald Fryer, but the remedy threatened too many entrenched interests, including other Black professors espousing "Black culture" as the reason for low achievement rather than shitty teachers and administrators. So they shut him down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8xWOlk3WIw
The greatest affirmative action is for the children of the rich and the university professors and administrators, thats how dumb-asses such as GWB and Trump went to elite schools.
The greatest discrimination is against Asian (including Indian) students who should make up the majority of elite school classes, but then there wouldn't be enough spaces for the mediocre spawn of the rich and university professors and administrators.