Category: Education (Page 7 of 9)

Structural Racism at Elite Colleges

June 29, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

“Because the truth is, we all know it: Discrimination still exists in America,” Mr. Biden told reporters in the Roosevelt Room.

Biden is correct. Discrimination still exists in America, and he likes it that way.

NYT: Racial Gaming in Admissions

One of my Asian-American students asked if I believed in reverse discrimination. I told him there is no such thing as reverse discrimination, there is just discrimination, and elite colleges do it to Asian-American students all the time.

Boys need heroes.

June 1, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

Fox News: We like Heroes

Nobody likes being told what to do or how to live. Tell a teenager how something should be done, and the mental blast shields come up. That’s one reason why vegans, environmentalists and the WOKE can be so tedious. Everyone used to know that people learn from stories. That’s why the Bible has so many of them. A story is engaging, and allows the message to slip in.

Race shouldn’t be an advantage.

May 16, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

Furious parents marched their children across picket lines of striking teachers in Oakland, California, on Friday on the seventh day of a strike in which teachers are demanding reparations for slavery, among other demands.

Say what you want about France, but they don’t play “follow the leader”. They protect their interests and make their own decisions. On race relations, they seem to have a sensible policy. I had some idea of how they handled diversity issues, so found this Brookings Institute article to be interesting.

Standardized test scores dropped, but what does that mean?

May 3, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

NPR: History and Civics scores are down, and nobody should be surprised. The response to the Covid pandemic by the government and education officials was deplorable. I heard this story on NPR this morning, and it also illustrates how trivial their news reporting has become. Everyone wants to know how much damage was done to students by long periods of remote learning.

Equitable Grading means Mediocre Education

April 28, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

WSJ: Equitable Grading

Equitable grading is just another way to lie about education. Some students will learn more and some will learn less. If grades mean anything, they should reflect a student’s demonstrable ability. Making excuses for students of unfortunate background doesn’t change their demonstrable ability.

The Covid lock down made old dogs learn new tricks.

April 1, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

I can go on about all the bad that came from the Covid lock down, but one good result is that people who weren’t previously technically savvy, stepped up their game to learn new skills and start establishing an online presence.

School shootings won’t stop until people act like adults.

March 30, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

Schools are a condensed version of the community. To stop school shootings, society has to change, and that’s difficult. It is more convenient for activists to use school shootings to their political advantage. “Never let a crisis go to waste.” The corollary is never solve a crisis if you don’t have to.

Everybody needs to grow up and act like adults.

Making it difficult for school shooters.

March 30, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

Does anyone really want to stop school shootings? I ask because when there is a school shooting, even before the bodies have cooled, a legion of activists demand that guns are taken away from responsible gun owners.

What law would curtail school shootings?

March 30, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

Immediately after a school shooting, before the bodies are buried, political opportunists attempt to exploit the story to achieve their objectives. A few days later, most of the details of the tragedy are known. After a week, the commercial media has settled on a narrative that benefits their political interests or they move on to other news.

Is Gen-Z screwed?

March 25, 2023 / Richard Nestoff

WSJ: Gen-Z yearns for stability

Not long ago, a friend who teaches a communications course at a Midwestern business school asked me to speak to her class. Her instructions were invitingly wide: “Just tell them about your career.” And so I did, trying to hit all the points that might be relevant to students about to enter the job market.

Unmentioned in the article, and presumably the address to the class, is that Suzy is married to Jack Welch.

Category: Education (Page 7 of 9)

Structural Racism at Elite Colleges

Boys need heroes.

Race shouldn’t be an advantage.

Standardized test scores dropped, but what does that mean?

Equitable Grading means Mediocre Education

The Covid lock down made old dogs learn new tricks.

School shootings won’t stop until people act like adults.

Making it difficult for school shooters.

What law would curtail school shootings?

Is Gen-Z screwed?

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