Affirmative Action is a good idea in the college level, but more things need to be considered when accepting students who really need the help. Discussions with people of different religions, ethnicities, environment, and backgrounds can help with different perspectives and deeper discussions in the classroom. “The students will also be poorer for the experience. They will not hear other arguments and voices. However, as a "white" scholar who writes about race and slavery I am fully aware of the danger of arguing that only people of one race can see things, understand things, or teach things. I emphatically reject that idea. But, it is clear that no one teacher can articulate all viewpoints well, and that a diversity of student opinions makes
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“Athletes or kids from families who weren't college educated, don't receive the same level of scrutiny as race? We do in fact admit farmers and government workers, people who are older, and people who have just left active duty. This is the job of an admissions committee. I've often thought that we don't do a terrific job of talking about what we do.” (deJorna) This is not ‘fair’-so to speak. When this is the case there is not as much diversity in the room, with that they could not learn as much. When accepting students more things need to be put into …show more content…
Affirmative Action means diversity, so that means it should be fair to everyone right? Wrong. “We do treat race and ethnicity differently than region, age, special talents, and the many other considerations that enter into admission decisions. Thus, we haven't sufficiently explained our interest in ‘racial and ethnic diversity’ by noting our interest in ‘viewpoint/experience diversity” (Fullinwider) People say they want it fair and diverse, then why not treat every category the same, this involves race. The racial factor is not fair when a minority is applying while a Caucasian student is as well. The Caucasian could have different, if not better more thoughts than the minority. But they are a minority so they get in rather than the Caucasian because they are of different race. This needs to stop being the
“Athletes or kids from families who weren't college educated, don't receive the same level of scrutiny as race? We do in fact admit farmers and government workers, people who are older, and people who have just left active duty. This is the job of an admissions committee. I've often thought that we don't do a terrific job of talking about what we do.” (deJorna) This is not ‘fair’-so to speak. When this is the case there is not as much diversity in the room, with that they could not learn as much. When accepting students more things need to be put into …show more content…
Affirmative Action means diversity, so that means it should be fair to everyone right? Wrong. “We do treat race and ethnicity differently than region, age, special talents, and the many other considerations that enter into admission decisions. Thus, we haven't sufficiently explained our interest in ‘racial and ethnic diversity’ by noting our interest in ‘viewpoint/experience diversity” (Fullinwider) People say they want it fair and diverse, then why not treat every category the same, this involves race. The racial factor is not fair when a minority is applying while a Caucasian student is as well. The Caucasian could have different, if not better more thoughts than the minority. But they are a minority so they get in rather than the Caucasian because they are of different race. This needs to stop being the