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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, enough.

Leave it to the education experts to wade through. Education should never be a political issue and maybe the states need to deal with their own special issues complying with the federal regulations already on them.

We already have politics over income levels as an barrier to higher education and it breaks my heart.

Enough.[/quote]

Affirmative action inextricably links education with politics. I agree with you that we should not play political games with education. I'd be in favor of abolishing affirmative action from education altogether. Education should be a merit-based process. The color of your skin should not matter. The fact that someone is Asian should not cause them to lose a spot to a black person. [/quote]

You're on your own. The FBI is dealing with seemingly systemic issues in higher ed. Let's let them deal with unlawful activities which impact every last one of us as Americans trying desperately to encourage our children to reach that brass ring to the best of their God given ability. By them hearing that from you - instead of giving them an excuse that x, y, or z held them back is a recipe to create an adult who falls short of their abilities.

I tell my children they'd be lucky if issues, such as these, were the only thing that held them back. There are bigger and more important  issues to prioritize.[/quote]

As an Asian American, I'm teaching my kids that the world is not fair, that Affirmative Action is not an excuse for failure but an extra hurdle that they can and must overcome. At the same time, I will point out the racist nature of affirmative action since it is true, and work to eliminate it because it is just to do so. [/quote]

As a parent born in Asia but, not Asian, I am in your shoes when the programs cull the tens of thousands of applications. I also recognize that cream rises to the top and it always will. The DOJ addressed this issue with Harvard. The FBI is in the middle of addressing this. Focusing on this instead of surmounting the seemingly insurmountable is futile. Every person and student I know who went to Harvard deserved to be there.[/quote]

I'm focusing on this in the context of this thread. I have mentioned it to my kids but it's far from being the focus of their education. I disagree that it is futile to try and fight against racist policies. We owe it to our kids to fight for a more just world. Going to Harvard is a privilege, and I agree with you that there are more people who meet the qualifications of attending Harvard than admitted. But someone receiving the privilege of going to Harvard based on the color of their skin, at the expense of someone else who has a different color of skin, is not a reality we should be propagating in the modern day. [/quote]

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