Who would you hire, the one that is Smart or the other one?

Now I know what is wrong with this country, we are too smart! I just found an article on RightWingNews.com that proves what I am saying! Well, if you watch this video, from that article, and believe it, then America has a problem, we are too smart! Follow the link to We Need To Redefine Merit and read that article, this is the basis for my opinion here, although my opinion, as usual, goes into this subject with a bit more of a critical attitude , read that article, watch the video, then read on……..

Ok, this Professor Guinier, is basically saying that diversity is better than intelligence. Intelligence, which one aquires from studying, not from having a rich family, should be the basis for hiring someone, but, she is saying that a person that only managed to retain a small portion of the subject material that was covered in the test, is just as, or more qualified because it was different from what the others had answered? Is she kidding? That would be the same as picking the one that only got one answer right, but it was the one answer that everyone that scored 9 of 10 got wrong, I would call it a lucky guess, not a sign of diversity! I imagine she would see that person as a genious?

I don’t know about now, but when I was in school, scoring a 70, or 7 out of 10 as she stated, was a C, and if the person at the top of the group tested, only managed a C, I feel that all of the teachers should be fired! If the person that made a 50, or 5 out of 10, an F, would be who she picked, for diversity’s sake, then this highlights an even bigger problem. Since Professor Guinier is a professor, it makes me wonder just how she grades her students, what kind of curve does she use? If she is failing the kids that do the best on the test, for diversity’s sake, then she should be removed, and so should any teacher, or professor, that cannot teach well enough that at least 80% of the class score a 90 , a B,or better! This 80% of the class passing would be the teacher getting a B on their ability to teach!

When I was a kid, the kids that scored less than a B got picked on by the ones that did better, individual responsibility was backed up by peer pressure, it was a matter of pride! What happens when you remove the rewards from life and make it ok to fail a test, yet still pass? Everybody becomes “the same”, no one is any “better” than anyone else, is that diversity? Is this the goal of the progressive liberals? What a concept, what a terrible future for our country, is this what you want your kids to learn?

Americans used to try and be the best, what happened? First, I guess you need to take Professor Guinier’s audience into account, she is basically telling a group of people that just happen to be part of a group that doesn’t, as a “group” do as well on the affore mentioned test, is that because “they” are less capable? No! All people, all colors, red, blue, green, whatever, should be “expected” to pass the same test, what the heck could race have to do with a test? Sorry, I am old, so, the test she is referring to, I have never seen, but, when I went to school, ALL of the kids got the same books, had the same teachers, and of course took the same test!

Her saying that the ones that pass the test have rich families, I take as an insult, not to just me, but to any and everyone, that was NOT rich, yet managed to study and pass a test! This Professor Guinier even knocked Obama around because he obviously passed a few tests himself, one time I have admit Obama did something right, he passed!

I am sorry, not everyone is as “smart” as everyone else, but, if you are in a classroom, regardless of the subject being taught, then you should be able to learn enough to at least get a 7 out of ten score, heck, that means that you didn’t know 30% of the answers!  If you cannot pass a certain subject, then you need to focus on another! Could you imagine the NBA with a bunch of short, fat, old, white guys, just for the sake of diversity? I don’t think so!

Yes, diversity is important, very important, but, diversity happens naturally, not everyone can be a lawyer, a mechanic, a computer geek, a brain surgeon, or an NBA player, or whatever, nor do we all desire to be, we all have to learn what our strengths are and focus on them, but, if everybody gets the same scores on everything they do, just for the sake of “fairness” , and no one is better at anything than anyone else, this will take us down the wrong road, an ugly road, a road where “The People” actually want everyone to be the same, one where we elect someone that promises to take care of everything because we are no longer rewarded for competing to be the best and take care of ourselves , a road where a dictator takes over and ….hmm

save

If you like this article, you can follow me on Twitter, Just Click Here

Left or Right, is it all about Perspective?

I think I am starting to understand what is wrong with people, yes, all of us, myself included. I am finding that it just depends on which side of the fence you live on, where you are in life, what you want out of life, and, what you are willing to sacrifice to get there.

If you grow up in a conservative family, a liberal family, a family with money, a family with even modest means, you are going to see things completely different that someone who grows up on welfare, right? As I see it, the person that grows up having everything and the person without, have entirely different perspectives, one side of the fence is painted, one is bare.

I am not a Republican, but I am definitely not a Democrat, as I have written before, I am just to the right of the middle, and I believe that most Americans are that way, either a little left or right of center. This said, why can’t we agree? One word, Perspective.

I believe that the goal for ALL Americans should be the same, to better their standing in life, to EARN more, and to HELP others to earn more, I do not believe that anyone should get a FREE RIDE! I do believe that those that have, should help those that do not, but, it should be by choice, not a new law or tax that forces one to give. Remember any big crisis, Katrina, 9/11, the Tsunami, whatever, Americanas always give what they can, to help!

Those that can’t work of course need help, the elderly, the sick, and so on, but, those that are physically able do not need an excuse, an incentive to not try and improve their situation.

Here is another perspective, if you grew up on welfare, you were always taught that welfare was a way of life, that the only way to get what you want or need is to find new ways to work the system, someone like that sees things way differently. Then of course you have that spoiled rotten rich kid, the guy that gets everything and appreciates nothing, believe it or not, I see more similarities between these two than do I see differences, yep, neither one wants to work!

So, how does this all work out? Who pays what? Well, of course it depends on how much you make, but if you are like me, at the bottom of the heap, you really cannot complain, so, why is it that the Democrats always talk so bad about the rich folks not paying enough?

Take a look at the next image, maybe that will help you see things, from a different perspective?

If you will notice, those of us at the bottom do not have much CHANGE ahead, only those that have done better in life, those that have been “successful” will now be penalized for having done so.

If you “forcefully” take away from one group, to give to another, that is just wrong. Americans are the most generous people on the planet, look at the donations to the Tsunami victims, Katrina, 9/11, and so on, if you take away from those that voluntarily give, will they be as generous?  By imposing penalties for success, and prizes for failure, what kind of message are we sending to the kids? Will the next generation say hey, why try, I can just sit back and get paid, why bother with Law School? At the same time, if you make it easy for anyone and everyone to go to college, what keeps the more qualified from reaching the top? I look at it this way, if you see what is happening in our public schools, the teachers are spread too thin, there are too many kids that just don’t care, that do not work as hard and frankly, just are not as smart, should we hold back the smart kids, the ones that are willing to sacrifice and work hard, just to help the others that will not? If the incentive to succeed is removed, then everyone will be wanting a handout!

There are always exceptions to every rule, that is what proves the rule to be true, but by turning the country into a Socialist society, all we do is change everyone’s perspective to the same view, that is just “Un-American”. The very thing that makes America great is that we have a different perspective than the rest of the world, we see that if you work extra hard, you can get to the top, what will happen to America if the top means that we are all the same? There is a reason that Doctors and Lawyers have nicer homes than butchers or janitors, there is a reason that business owners make more money than their employees, if we all turn into robots, waiting on government to solve our problems, all we will ever have, is problems!

If you like this article, you can follow me on Twitter, Just Click Here