[camle]

and how does this help?

[Teacher317]

It doesn't. Actually, it virtually guarantees failure and drop-out rates for the minorities. Overall, those with lower standardized test scores and high school grades will (obviously) do worse than those with higher scores and grades (there are always rare exceptions, of course). These minorities are now put in classrooms to compete for grades with students who have far superior skills. They will comprise the bottom percentiles in most classes, and many will subsequently drop out.

The rough part is that this will affect a HUGE percentage of the minorities going to college. Those who didn't belong at the upper echelon schools (MIT, Harvard, Cal Tech, etc) but got in under the 'new system' have left spots open in the middle tier schools (where they would be more appropriately placed). Those spots will be filled by Affirmative Action appointments of those who would be best served in smaller colleges or community colleges. They also will have a tough time competing. The community colleges and Tech schools now have to pick from candidates that really haven't yet acquired the skills necessary for post-secondary education.

Minorities (who are working hard and trying to achieve!) at every level are harmed... all thanks to those same liberals who say they are "just trying to help." To me, it seems the real race hustlers and racists are on the Left side of the aisle.