Where ever would inner city blacks under age 45 nearly all without traditional fathers, much less somewhat educated ones, learn about the eternal power of seeking truth, of knowing honesty, the importance of learning knowledge, of finding harmony studying among and communicating with others who valued the goals of normal civilized Western life?
Where would they have learned the evil of the lie and the causes for social dysfunction? The following article was written by Paul Mirengoff at PowerLine:
DOES “MISMATCH” HELP EXPLAIN MILITANT BLACK FRAGILITY?
How should we explain the fact that black student militancy is now manifesting itself in the disruption of campus libraries and demands for postponement of exams? Here’s one plausible explanation: mismatch is to blame.
“Mismatch” refers to the fact that, due to aggressive race-based admissions preferences, many African-American college students fall short of the white students with whom they attend school in terms of the credentials most closely associated with academic success — high school performance and SAT scores. As such, they are less likely to succeed academically than their white counterparts. Through no fault of their own, they are running uphill (to the extent they choose to run).
Exams are the main mechanism that, in many classes, separates high performing students from average and poor performing ones. Studying is an important mechanism through which highly capable students convert their potential into high performance.
Most colleges do what they can to reduce and mask the disparity between the performance of affirmative action admittees and their better-credentialed peers. Grade inflation means that below average performers can still get decent-sounding grades. Courses in which little more than mastery of politically correct jargon can yield an A or A-minus are offered. On a more salutary note, tutoring and writing assistance are available.
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