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Via Herb Deutsch, Heather Mac Donald on identitarian dogma versus scientific proficiency:
Yale has created a special undergraduate laboratory course that aims to enhance minority students’ “feelings of identifying as a scientist.” It does so by being “non-prescriptive” in what students research; they develop their own research questions. But “feelings” are only going to get you so far without mastery of the building blocks of scientific knowledge. Mastering those building blocks involves the memorisation of facts, among other skills. Assessing student knowledge of those facts can produce disparate results. The solution is to change the test or, ideally, eliminate it. A medical school supervisor recently advised a professor to write an exam that was less “fact-based” than the one he had proposed, even though knowledge of pathophysiology and the working of drugs, say, entails knowing facts.
Note too the claim, by the National Science Foundation, that progress in science requires a “diverse STEM workforce,” seemingly regardless of how this goal is arrived at. And as if the insufficiently “diverse” scientists previously supported by the NSF, and who between them have racked up a mere 200 Nobel Prizes, were somehow under-performing due to antiquated expectations of actual competence.
Also at Yale, this. Because an “emotional support guinea pig” is now a thing that exists.
Noah Rothman on the cost of universities’ administrative bloat:
In the 20-year period from 1985 to 2005, the number of administrators increased at universities by 85 percent while the number of students and faculty increased by only 50 percent. In that same period, the number of administrative staff ballooned by a staggering 240 percent. It is no coincidence that in nearly the same period… the cost of achieving a higher education exploded. Between 1985 and 2011, the cost of a four-year degree increased by 498 percent while consumer inflation rose by just over 100 percent.
And Toni Airaksinen smells more money being burned in the name of wokeness:
The University of California-Irvine Esports programme is looking to help promote “social justice” in the competitive gaming industry.
Consequently, computer-games enthusiasts will be “required to undergo ‘diversity and inclusion’ trainings.”
As usual, feel free to share your own links and snippets, on any subject, in the comments.
Note too the claim, by the National Science Foundation, that progress in science requires a “diverse STEM workforce,” seemingly regardless of how this goal is arrived at.
Japan will be gutted.
A medical school supervisor recently advised a professor to write an exam that was less “fact-based” than the one he had proposed, even though knowledge of pathophysiology and the working of drugs, say, entails knowing facts.
In case anyone was wondering how civilizations ship into extended “dark ages,” it’s stuff like that.
In case anyone was wondering how civilizations ship into extended “dark ages,” it’s stuff like that.
On the upside, we may soon have a generation of doctors who, while not entirely competent or in full possession of the relevant facts, are, on average, browner and more womanly.
So there’s that.
Diversity will soon require recruiting more males as GPs. Lack of female doctors is no longer a problem.
I have increasingly students who arrive in my class at Year 9 never having had a male teacher. That imbalance has been noticed, and regretted, but without a shouty group to push little is being done.
It would be helpful to know what the difference is between ‘administrators’ and ‘administrative staff’…
Consequently, computer-games enthusiasts will be “required to undergo ‘diversity and inclusion’ trainings.”
Which is likely to give the traditional result:
A medical school supervisor recently advised a professor to write an exam that was less “fact-based” than the one he had proposed, even though knowledge of pathophysiology and the working of drugs, say, entails knowing facts.
How much of this crap has to go down before people stop trusting browner and more woman-identifying doctors?
And how is this going to go down in the Real World, at least in the US, that lawsuit-happy society the more progressive countries like to laugh at? When one of these poorly-trained know-nothing “doctors” screws up, and lives are lost or horribly affected – what then?
When one of these poorly-trained know-nothing “doctors” screws up, and lives are lost or horribly affected – what then?
They’ll find some white guy or asian (in the US sense) guy to sue. This is how the progressive game is played. You are assuming some sort of logic, a consistency of rules with faith in the concept of equality before the law. It simply does not work that way with leftists. If it did, this idiocy would never have gotten this far. We lacked the will to stand up to this nonsense and shut it down at the educational level and now it must persist into society as a whole. This idiocy will not be stopped until we refuse to fund it at the academic level. I think I said this before. Like ten minutes ago, but probably more than a few times before that. I’m a dick that way. Probably other ways as well but I’m getting too old to GAF.
I was going post Real Per Review’s take on this here, only to discover you’be kicked off the whole post with it. But, having gone to the effort of having copied the link, I think I’ll do it anyway.
(Bonus points to anyone who comes up with the appropriate Fraggle-based response to that decision.)
It would be helpful to know what the difference is between ‘administrators’ and ‘administrative staff’…
I’m assuming it’s the distinction between the Departmental Grand Poo-bah of Equity, Diversity and Kitten Glitter™, and her legions of underlings. As seen, for instance, here, where an office of 17 “diversity” underlings is not unheard of. Or considered excessive.
Twenty years from now state medical boards will be licensing shamans shaking rattles.
Tsk. Someone needs a session with the Wokeness Realignment Bonnet.
I can’t legally claim that it’s painless, but it will purge any aberrant opinions.
As seen, for instance, here, where an office of 17 “diversity” underlings is not unheard of. Or considered excessive.
Pikers.
Dear god, not the Bonnet!
David, I didn’t realize you were posting the links to the content over on your GAB feed.
It’s sort of wild and wooly over there, but I urge you all to get on GAB. They don’t let the Clown Quarter police the users or the content.
I didn’t realize you were posting the links to the content over on your GAB feed.
Just links and summaries. I don’t spend much time there, partly for the same reason I don’t have a Twitter account. I’d just end up having duplicate exchanges on multiple platforms about the same posts, but in a truncated form, due to the limited word count.
And I think that might push me over the edge.
Note too the claim, by the National Science Foundation, that progress in science requires a “diverse STEM workforce,” seemingly regardless of how this goal is arrived at.
A fair amount of ‘diversity’ here without any effort, as excellence attracts excellence:
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/alumni/famous-trinity-alumni/nobel-laureates/
(Trinity College,Cambridge, has more Nobels than France.)
A fair amount of ‘diversity’ here without any effort,
As so often, these clowns are utterly condescending to students of science and medicine who happen to be female and/or brown-skinned. As if they couldn’t possibly cope unless everything is made fluffier and less demanding.
See, for instance, here.
“The University of California-Irvine Esports programme is looking to help promote ‘social justice’ in the competitive gaming industry.”
As if the entire concept of “Esports” wasn’t insane enough.
(And I’ve been a videogamer for more than 35 years. Then again, I suppose Major Wingfield’s mind would be boggled at how seriously some folk take Sphairistikè these days. It takes all sorts.)
“White women are becoming the new white men”
https://twitter.com/nerkish/status/996189263707410434
They always eat their own.
“White women are becoming the new white men”
With some people it’s poison all the way down.
A medical school supervisor recently advised a professor to write an exam that was less “fact-based” than the one he had proposed…
Note too the claim, by the National Science Foundation, that progress in science requires a “diverse STEM workforce,”
The solution is obvious: if the latter is a fact, dismiss it.
we may soon have a generation of doctors who, while not entirely competent or in full possession of the relevant facts, are, on average, browner and more womanly.
Italians?
Italians?
[ Points to Wokeness Realignment Bonnet. ]
“White women are becoming the new white men”
But does the government pay for the reassignment surgery?
“White women are becoming the new white men”
As the saying goes, you’re going to hate the new rules.
Off-topic: The great LP makes four grand a month being odd. Scroll to just before halfway.
I guess that explains it.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/14/patreon-rise-jordan-peterson-online-membership
I have popcorn stocked for the day some SAP [Spoiled American Princess] arrives at a dorm full of same with her emotional support skunk.
I guess that explains it.
I find myself in the unsettling position of agreeing, fleetingly, with Laurie Penny. In that, it does feel odd, the first time you invite your readership to fling cash at you when they don’t have to. It’s a bit of an acid test, in that, if you point to the tip jar and no-one hits it, it would be rather deflating, and deflating in a way that would be hard to fudge or rationalise. But if it works, even somewhat, it’s affirming, motivating, and you can quite quickly get used to it. Shamelessly, as it were. And hopefully your readers will too. It is, after all, the only way that some rickety barges, including this one, stay afloat.
May be relevant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PdKXTu-er4
‘Zamora’s husband told the teen’s father that his wife had “made a big mistake, but that she loved the kids,” according to court records obtained by the newspaper.’
Less than a year into her tenure, I guess she did love the kids. Why don’t female perpertrators get shamed like their male counterparts? And why is hubby trying to cover for her?
https://nypost.com/2018/03/26/teacher-allegedly-performed-oral-sex-on-13-year-old-in-class/
I suspect Zamora’s primary mistake was becoming the sort of individual who desperately desires the power to manipulate others. Thus, the sex with a thirteen year old. And the marriage to a gutless idiot. And the teaching position.
it does feel odd, the first time you invite your readership to fling cash at you when they don’t have to.
Like them or not, platforms like Patreon are as much marketing tool as pragmatic fund-raiser. Kickstarter is likewise; think of it as a way to find and entice scores of hundreds of folks who might not otherwise see your product.
They’re marketing vehicles that happen to fund-raise. They tell your audience you’ve taken an important step, and that burnishes your status.
You’ve been at this a long time and you’re good at it, DT. You may wish to consider using the nitwit’s own strategy. Evolve the blogosphere, baby.
God, I want to throat-punch scribbler Alex Hern, right in his neckbeard.
If I were a 13-year-old boy seduced by Brittany Zamora, a 27-year-old teacher, would I consider myself “victimized” or “lucky”?
Face it: Facts are just words. No one word is any better than another.
In fact, the word “fact” is just another word used to privilege other words used by oppressors to coerce compliance from the oppressed, AKA med students.
Anyway, today’s woke med students can just google the answers in tests. For in-depth questions in short answer form, they can copy off Web MD.
The really progressive med schools are ditching tests entirely and replacing them with tweets.
Geezer I reckon all boys in high school always wanted to have the hot teacher. In those more demure times, about 20 years ago for my age bracket, it was a case not unlike the dog that finally caught up with the car. What do we do now? Today it is hypersexualised with social media and more relaxed attitudes to sex. Ms Zemora is indeed attractive but I agree with Squires upthread. She seems the domineering type and the husband a beta male who needs to ask himself why she strayed with a 13 year old kid. And the lad in question might not be the only one courted by Ms Zemora.
It’s great to live in a country where, if you really put your mind to it, you can grow up to identify as anything you choose.
Meanwhile, in the Financial Times.
Readers may wish to draw their own conclusions.
And I’ll just leave this here for no reason whatsoever.
It’s unknown whether all of the allegations were legitimate bias incidents or hate crimes
Would that be like Azhar Hussain? He must have tenure.
http://www.tribstar.com/news/isu-professor-arrested-accused-of-making-up-threats-and-attack/article_c7ca5b60-26d9-11e7-a35a-0f3c7868f652.html
Would that be like Azhar Hussain?
See also this compendium of “hate crime” fabrication and hysteria. The final example – of Kerri Dunn, a psychology professor at Claremont McKenna – is particularly surreal.
I find myself in the unsettling position of agreeing, fleetingly, with Laurie Penny.
*record scratch*
*record scratch*
I should point out, for decency’s sake, that the agreement was brief and confined to a small, very limited point. I doubt we’re on the cusp of being besties or anything.
God, I want to throat-punch scribbler Alex Hern, right in his neckbeard.
As the conventional boomer rightist slowly becomes just a progressive with a different lifestyle obsession, the alt-right, such as it may be, is not only appropriate, it’s probably necessary. The codependent boomer con-right can’t even identify its principles any more. So it stopped trying and now it’s a slow-motion social movement that owes its fleeting existence not to anything it’s ever done but to an Accidental President.
This alt-right thing, whatever it means, is the inevitable slack of the inevitable next thing. They’re already poking around the ashes, looking back at what happened. Somebody has to.
And I’ll just leave this here for no reason whatsoever.
While we are on the topic…
Also in South Carolina, maybe something in the water. Click on the good reverend’s farcebook post on the left, then watch the video – you wanted the rozzers to have body cams, you got body cams. Oops.
Click on the good reverend’s farcebook post on the left, then watch the video – you wanted the rozzers to have body cams, you got body cams. Oops.
Just watched that, what a disgrace. It’s one thing for two parties to get into a heated dispute and have two different accounts, quite another for someone to just invent a confrontation when there is none. Lying little shit.
I think body cams are an excellent idea, protecting both the police and the public.
I doubt we’re on the cusp of being besties or anything.
He says, buzz-cutting his hair and buying pink hair dye. Do let me know if you get into polyamory.
He says, buzz-cutting his hair and buying pink hair dye.
If you’ve quite finished. See, now I’m imagining the two of us in some kind of ‘mismatched neighbours’ sitcom.
And I’ll just leave this here for no reason whatsoever.
“I should have studied law instead of political science.” Guffaw.