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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the white mom of a white kid, and I'm a little tired of all the sniping about Ivy League affirmative action.

Affirmative action is at least as important for the white kids in a school as it is for the URM kids.

Our children may never have to do complicated math when they grow up. They may not have to read novels or poetry for work, or know what atoms are in a methane molecule. But they will all have to interact with different kinds of people. Being able to do that well could be a matter of life or death. In a country like the United States, intentionally operating monocultural schools is a grave mistake.

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What about those who can interact with people just as well but can also do complicated math and understand atoms and molecules? Do they not deserve to go to top schools just because of their skin color?[/quote]

Diversity is marginally valuable for the humanities and social sciences but is irrelevant for STEM fields. If AA is to have any meaningful impact on the college experience for all students there needs to be social integration on campus so students can learn from one another outside the classroom.  But campuses are so segregated with special interest housing, clubs and social organizations not to mention self segregation by race in dining halls and friend groups that it makes a mockery of the program and reduces it to a simple admissions handicap......that’s all.[/quote]

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