6 Responses to “Our Best And Brightest”

1. Chuck Says:
   January 27th, 2017 at 9:56 am

   The original twitter thread has incredibly funny comments.
   But yes, there are a lot of people in college who probably shouldn’t be there. But hey, your guidance counselor said you should go.

2. SmithStCrx Says:
   January 27th, 2017 at 10:54 am

   But Mitch, they tell us “If you see something, say something.” I see that sign every time I drive past the airport.

   Devon Foley from Better Ed was on Up & At ‘Em this morning. Among other topics he covered the amount of remedial education colleges need to put into students that graduate from high school, including some that graduate with high marks.

3. bikebubba Says:
   January 27th, 2017 at 12:13 pm

   My favorite one was when a priest in white vestments (but no hood) was mistaken for a Klansman at Indiana U. Ya just don’t know how dangerous those rosaries, or microscopes, can be, donchaknow?

   And while I agree that a lot of students never should go to college–the bottom third averages about a 17% chance of graduating in six years–it’s worth noting that it seems this kind of thing is MORE likely at elite schools, per Thomas Sowell’s quip that some ideas are so idiotic that they can only find a home at elite universities.

4. Chuck Says:
   January 27th, 2017 at 12:51 pm

   The funniest thing,the KKK basically doesn’t exist anymore. And certainly not out in the open. Most people who visit SITD are fairly knowledgable in both history and current events. Apparently many people in Bid Education aren’t.

5. Mammuthus Primigenius Says:
   January 27th, 2017 at 3:11 pm

   Bikebubba wrote:
   And while I agree that a lot of students never should go to college–the bottom third averages about a 17% chance of graduating in six years–it’s worth noting that it seems this kind of thing is MORE likely at elite schools, . . .
   That is because most public state colleges have some form of open enrollment. The University of Minnesota will guarantee admission to most students who complete their first two years at a community college with average grades (including STEM pathway). Same thing in my state.
   Gail Heriot has written extensively on the problems of affirative action in law school admissions here:http://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/2007/01/more_on_the_aba.html
   Heriot fingers the ABA, which insists on minority admissions quotas AND on the students passing the bar.
   Epic fail. It turns out that there is a strong correlation between LSAT scores and bar passage.

6. Prince of Darkness_666 Says:
   January 27th, 2017 at 3:45 pm

   These people I share a generation with… fuck me…

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