Bet you didn't know this:
A new report from Bloomberg reveals that up to two-thirds of entry-level tech jobs go to foreign guest workers from low-ranked colleges who don't dare complain about long work long hours and low wages lest they destroy their chances of a green card - as opposed to hiring debt-laden American graduates willing to grind just as hard, yet have no such immigration leverage to exploit.
Q: So, what are the titans of tech doing to "fix" the problem?
A: Some of them are promoting the seemingly false theory that math is racist and a feature of "white supremacy":
Klainerman takes issue with a shocking document financed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and endorsed by various State of California educational entities, entitled, 'A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction, Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction.' The very first paragraph gives away the entire scheming plot:
"This tool provides teachers an opportunity to examine their actions, beliefs, and values around teaching mathematics. The framework for deconstructing racism in mathematics offers essential characteristics of antiracist math educators and critical approaches to dismantling white supremacy in math classrooms by visibilizing [sic] the toxic characteristics of white supremacy culture."
Apparently the notion that math problems must have a "right answer" is at the heart of the controversy. So now there's a "white answer" and a "black answer" to math problems ... or maybe the "white answer" should be ignored altogether?
Presumably foreign guest-workers don't suffer from the effects of such racist math, making them more desirable hirees.
Or am I missing something, like maybe this whole issue is freaking nonsense?
One thing is certain - we'll eventually be able to see the impact of this sea change in the way STEM is taught in the US, if it continues to be taught at all. Keep in mind the scientists and engineers of our future will come from the "anti-white math" pipeline and will be designing and constructing the electric grid of tomorrow.
I suggest we stock up on candles before it's too late.
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