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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #75 on: June 29, 2023, 05:01:09 PM »

Poor kids come in all colors.

google "poor kids are just as bright as white kids" and seer who said that.
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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #76 on: June 29, 2023, 05:02:59 PM »
Just real life stuff going on, but no worries.
I'll be back soon.  A lot of good folks over there.  :aok

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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #77 on: June 29, 2023, 05:09:05 PM »
google "poor kids are just as bright as white kids" and seer who said that.

 I don't believe it!!!

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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #78 on: June 29, 2023, 08:19:38 PM »
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!

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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #79 on: June 29, 2023, 08:54:54 PM »


There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!

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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #80 on: June 29, 2023, 10:15:25 PM »
NICE!
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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #81 on: June 29, 2023, 10:34:52 PM »
4.poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids!



so white kids cannot be poor?





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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #82 on: June 30, 2023, 05:21:43 AM »
It would seem
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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #83 on: June 30, 2023, 06:33:32 AM »
You would think if it was wrong for colleges it would be wrong for business too..that is coming next

Bye bye EOE..good riddance

Never thought it was fair or correct to dumb down something like testing for firemen or police in the name of diversity .. which is exactly what happened

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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #84 on: June 30, 2023, 07:46:38 AM »
I could see college admissions slanted on socioeconomics status. What's the point of giving an advantage to a minority that comes from a really rich family?
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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #85 on: June 30, 2023, 07:55:51 AM »
Use to be two years of a foreign language,  the grades and the cash and you could get a college education regardless of the color of your skin or your life experiences..

It should still be that way imo

Hoping for the ruling on the corrupt and illegal student loan forgiveness scheme today

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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #86 on: June 30, 2023, 08:54:54 AM »
Use to be two years of a foreign language,  the grades and the cash and you could get a college education regardless of the color of your skin or your life experiences..

It should still be that way imo

Hoping for the ruling on the corrupt and illegal student loan forgiveness scheme today

Eagler

when was that.  I was denied enrollment at a community College because the admissions lady said they already had too many Jamaicans. that was in 83.


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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #87 on: June 30, 2023, 09:28:24 AM »
Wow, that's impressive. I didn't know anybody to get denied from a community college. I was going to the one in Hillsborough County, Florida at that time (Harvard of the South) after I flunked out of USF
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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #88 on: June 30, 2023, 09:32:01 AM »
After you guys made the Olympics with that bobsled team, they probably figured you were getting too big for your britches
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Re: Anything interesting going on in the world today?
« Reply #89 on: June 30, 2023, 09:39:15 AM »
I went to a D2 college due to poor SAT/ACT scores, (hated those tests) with a very competitive highschool, and still thought I got a better education than many at D1 and Ivy League schools. Mostly because of smaller classrooms where I could really engage with the teacher and they could engage with us. The hardest class ever was 1107K major biology course I took on accident where the teacher spoke to hundreds of us in a class and just wrote his words down on a white board and you had to go back and read the book to understand what the heck he was talking about. The tests were brutal where you had to memorize specific cycles, write them down completely, and also explain why you chose the multiple choice answer you did which was worth more points than choosing the correct answer. Barely passed that one with a C. Luckily science was one of my best subjects. Very tough with Calculus and 3 other classes. 15 hours a semester with tough classes ain't no joke.

Even though my college was easy to get into, and was also about 30% black to 70% other races, it was a very tough college and most people didn't pass. It had a very high drop out rate.

Point is. It doesn't matter if you simply get into college. It matters how much you take it seriously and want to actually learn. I don't believe any "race" should get a pass in admission. "Race" doesn't matter one single bit. It's all about the individual. What really hurts more is, kids going to college and then dropping out with student loans. Then they have no education and a bunch of money they have to pay back on top. I recon this would actually hurt families far more than anything. 

Furthermore, I recon that a lot of kids shouldn't go to college, but instead to a trade school. College doesn't really teach "working with your hands" it's more theory based. Trade schools would cost these kids far less and they'd probably pass and have much better careers overall without the debt. College ain't for everyone. Hell half the stuff you learn you don't even use in the real world. I thought accounting in college was confusing as hell, sure enough I became an Accountant during my second job and realized it suited me well. I bascially had to teach my self accounting with youtube videos and "live and learn" for the last 10 years, where I've been fortunate to work with over 18 businesses.

The real problem I see now, like I did, was expecting to make a big salary out of college. That is not the case, and throws many kids off, who now struggle to pay bills and pay off their loans for atleast 10 years. College teaches hard work, but doesn't teach you how to work hard. The business world is far different than college. A person could pretty much start young in a business and know far more about the business than a college grad just starting in business. What is really really tough for college kids is doing all of this hard word, only to enter the business world and enter POs all day for $12 an hour, like me, boy did that suck. But I didn't let that stop me and my ambitions.

It's not a matter of race, it's a matter of ambition and working hard to achieve what you want. Even learning Aces High is the exact same thing. No one should get an easy pass because it will only hurt them in the future when they are expected to do something difficult. No one should expect an easy pass, but everyone should be taught that if they work hard and work smart, they can achieve success in America. Playing a victim never ever works out and just because you got into college doesn't mean anything.

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