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Det er meritokratiets skyld
Det er meritokratiets skyld
‘Hvordan livet gik hen og blev en endeløs, rædselsfuld konkurrence’ er titlen på dette think piece i The Atlantic af Yale-professor Daniel Markovits, som også har skrevet bogen The Meritocracy Trap. Han konstaterer bl.a., at Ivy League-universiteterne tilsammen optager flere studerende fra top 1 pct.-husstandene end fra de 60 pct. nederste, og at økonomisk mobilitet er på retur. Problemet er meritokratiet. Men, skriver han, måske er der en vej ud.
Students take their seats for the diploma ceremony at the John F. Kennedy School of Government during the 361st Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in this May 24, 2012 file photo. Harvard University is investigating allegations that approximately 125 undergraduate students cheated on a spring take-home final exam, school officials said on Thursday, disclosing what would be the largest cheating scandal in its recent history. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION)
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