An editorial in the
Richmond Times-Dispatch takes a jaundiced
view of the University of California's new policy on avoiding microaggressions in the classroom. One of the UC no-nos is the following:
Saying, “I believe the most qualified person should get the job” or calling America “the land of opportunity.” (These perpetuate the “myth of meritocracy.”)
The
Times-Dispatch responds with restraint to a provocation that justifies an eruption:
By adopting a guideline that says meritocracy is a myth, the university’s bureaucracy has gone some way toward proving it.
At least among university administrators. An old, cynical saying: Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, administer education ... poorly.
