#Meritocracy

Friend of the Talking Bird

DrugGovoruna

Since I keep contributing to inequality/IQ/meritocracy threads, let me state my own position. I have written these things on Twitter before; they are unoriginal. What I see around me is

Leisy Abrego

AbregoLeisy

Qualitative researchers: honoring people’s experiences does not have to mean repeating exactly what they say, or using their analysis without further context It is our job as scholars to analyze

Ingrid M

iMusing

god I loathe the sound of Frydenberg trying to orate Liberal Party lies. It is so grating and cringe. Every gulp. The cascade of bullshit. I guess this MYEFO is

Oliver Bateman Does the Work

MoustacheClubUS

my dissertation was on education clauses in state constitutions + the history of school finance litigation, but i became disenchanted w/ that topic bc:a) nearly everyone involved w/ that "work"

Kimmy The Pooh

kimmythepooh

There is a history of tensions between the Asian American and Black communities. Former officer Tou Thao's involvement in the death of George Floyd is what many activists describe as

serving temasek city style!!!!

ngyiyang

I want to address the question on why the top schools are clustered around bukit timah. So let's just take a look at the "elite" schools that are in the

Dr. Jennifer Berdahl

JBerdahl

I enjoyed Micheal Sandel's @ubcSPPGA #LIND21 talk this evening on points related to his book, The Tyranny of Merit. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374289980. A threat on some points that stood out: The ideal

Caleb Luna

chairbreaker_

An important aspect of the conversation around the politics of desire and beauty politics that keeps getting overlooked: I can tell if people are or are not attracted to fat

Mateusz Fafinski

Calthalas

Here we go again. Blatant factual errors, vilification of historians, and the customary oversimplification of the past. The coverage of 'cliometrics' continues to disappoint. As much as it might be

Schmae

Schmae212

(thread)EdelgardThe single most contentious character in the entire Fire Emblem series. One I believe is worthy of criticism, but also one whose actions and their context are distorted to fir

Chris Giles

ChrisGiles_

A thread on:Why we need an algorithm to help set A Level grades in 2021(After the past week, I'm honestly not being obtuse)1/ Yes, I understand that the choices made

Kevin G.

kgao1412

1/32: After a 15+ years at IBM, Mike Maples joined Microsoft in 1988, where he was "responsible for Microsoft's transition from its awkward teenage years to its successful young adulthood"Mike

Peter Foster

pmdfoster

As always @JGForsyth gives window into mind of the machine...but staggering how the machine can't see that many of the failures of #Covid-19 handling started with the politicians & in

Dana Fried

leftoblique

I want to add a couple of things to this (excellent) thread.The first is something Kukshtel hints at near the end, but which can have an immediate, negative impact on

Bryan Leyva, MD⚕️

DrBryanLeyva

That Asians are often considered the “model minority” by white people doesn’t mean we should perpetuate this message or that they are. Read: this is a STEREOTYPE. This myth: 1)

Yaihara Fortis, PhD

yfortiss

For Faculty/PIs in STEM, Glad to see you on social media voicing your support for #BIPOC. Good start! Now, time to be held accountable for your contributions to the problem

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