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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a great article on how to teach your child to have no competitive spirit and be happy with what meager rations they are given.

Kids this bright are quite aware of who is getting into the schools they and their friends have been targeting for 2 or 3 years and they can see the reverse discrimination and unfairness at play. They are not 2 year olds looking for moms reaction on this.

Maybe responsible parenting is acknowledging that while top schools are a stretch for everyone, it IS unfair that qualities outside of their control and baseless to achievement are getting prioritized over what should matter and thus impacting your child's results.  It's not fair and there is nothing we can do.

But that they will still go to a good school and because they are brilliant they will make the best of it. The world will level out once they get past the insanity/bubble of college admissions because in the real world results matter more than checking a demographic box and brilliance and hard work will pay off, regardless of liberal agendas.

Companies focus on things that matter and so while this phase of life will illustrate to them the unfairness of racism of discrimination, the good news is that they will be past this BS in four years.

That is the article I would write.[/quote]

Dear “good parents” of brilliant children,

You should be aware that many, many companies not only factor URM status into their hiring practices these days, they also demand quotas from companies and firms with which they contract, and those companies and firms must comply or be passed over (whether they have a liberal agenda or not). Telling kids “Companies focus on things that matter and so while this phase of life will illustrate to them the unfairness of racism of discrimination, the good news is that they will be past this BS in four years” will win you zero parenting awards.

Sincerely,

Fellow parent living in the real world, not la la land[/quote]

First, private company behavior is of a different nature than public-funded organization behavior. Private entities have freedom of association and I believe they should be able to discriminate however they want. Second, there are far more opportunities in the world than working at one of the woke/racist companies in terms of working with cutting-edge technology, impact on the world, and potential financial rewards. Those who want to work at a woke/racist company can do so to their heart's content. Those who don't can find other rewarding employment/entreprenurial opportunities.[/quote]

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