Whenever I hear that pure academic ability–and especially math and science ability–represent “merit,” I always think of Dr. Doom and other evil geniuses.
But the real definition of merit is: what my kid has, as opposed to what some other kid has.
Whenever I hear that pure academic ability–and especially math and science ability–represent “merit,” I always think of Dr. Doom and other evil geniuses.
But the real definition of merit is: what my kid has, as opposed to what some other kid has.