Re:Harrison Bergeron (1961)
by mediumiqsad on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @11:30PM
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Most of those people would not be considered geniuses to Caltech educated elites like you.
I personally think ignoring the top 10 students is perfectly fine because they can clearly already manage. The rest of us can’t, but are still considered subhuman by your Bell Curve reading ilk.
Re:Harrison Bergeron (1961)
by WalterBright on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @04:19PM
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In most larger universities, you can get an elite education by carefully selecting which courses to take.
1. take the honors track
2. 90% of the classes should be STEM
3. the STEM classes should be heavy on the math
4. avoid classes the stoners and cheaters take
5. classes should entail 2-3 hours of work for every hour of lecture
6. work towards getting As, not just passing
7. don't cheat, you'll be sorry if you do
8. be prepared to work your ass off
Re:Harrison Bergeron (1961)
by mediumiqsad on Thursday September 29, 2022 @09:19AM
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I literally did all of that at my state school, and yet despite this my degree name still makes people like you think I’m subhuman because I didn’t get into any top schools (because I don’t have “merit”). I have nothing because CalTech and MIT and Stanford elites have everything.
Tell that to people who faked athletic credentials to get into the college of their choice. Or who get in with full academic scholarships because they're good at football.
I'm not advocating ignoring 990 kids that can't read, not at all. What I am suggesting is ignoring the 10 geniuses and not taking advantage of them is both unfair and bad for society.
Consider that WW1 and WW2 were won in large part by smart people making more effective weapons. You see the same thing in the Ukraine war today.
Failing to nurture the 10 geniuses is a very bad idea.