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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It continually amazes me how little people understand the idea of folks acting for the common good rather than relentlessly pursuing craven self-interest.[/quote]

Craven doesn’t mean what you think it means. 
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No, it does. Folks don't want to admit that what they're advocating for is solely for their own interest, but that's what it is. They pretend that the status quo is good for the community, but in reality it's not, and they know it - they're just trying to protect their privileged access and their very limited and self-serving definition of "merit". It wouldn't be craven if they would be open about it.[/quote]

Craven doesn’t mean that someone is dishonest, as in not admitting why they’re doing something. A person who is craven is a coward. The word craven only refers to a person’s courage of lack of it. 
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Yes, I'm aware of the usage here. It is intended to convey that exact sentiment. It is cowardly for status-quo advocates to cower behind the word  "meritocracy" (which in theory everyone should be in favor of) when what they're really after is their own self-interest.

I chose my words carefully and intentionally. I wouldn't use the word "brazen" because in most cases, they do so behind a cloak of anonymity and are choosing their path because they are fearful of how they'd be perceived if they were honest about wanting to protect their privileged access.[/quote]

Okay, fair enough, although that wasn’t completely clear in either your original post or your first explanation of your use if the word. I do find this word to be used incorrectly pretty frequently.

As a side note, I agree with you about AAP. It has become a very different program from what GT used to be and it is not providing the services that it was originally meant to.

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+1, agree wholeheartedly, and thank you. It is so watered down at this point by relatively mediocre students, so much so that it's unconscionable that certain demographics are left out.

I'd be a lot more okay with the absence of underrepresented groups if AAP Level IV was actually comprised of the cream of the crop.[/quote]

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