Terence Eden on Nostr: It strikes me that this whole affirmative action mess could have been prevented with ...
It strikes me that this whole affirmative action mess could have been prevented with sortition.
I've written about it before - https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/11/living-the-stochastic-life/
Why not just randomly select who gets into an elite university?
Sure, put a few criteria up - like a standardised test score or some other reasonable proxy - and then pick the names out of a hat.
It doesn't solve all the barriers that stop qualified people applying. But it is just about the fairest way to select students.
I've written about it before - https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/11/living-the-stochastic-life/
Why not just randomly select who gets into an elite university?
Sure, put a few criteria up - like a standardised test score or some other reasonable proxy - and then pick the names out of a hat.
It doesn't solve all the barriers that stop qualified people applying. But it is just about the fairest way to select students.