tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post8808677222523155349..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Why Diversity Training FailsStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-9937953744662618582021-01-04T08:30:53.966-08:002021-01-04T08:30:53.966-08:00Can't say clubs, either. Hearts are great, an...Can't say clubs, either. Hearts are great, and diamonds...are a girl's best friend. Though, of course, "girl" is right OUT.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-46150581168598954132021-01-04T03:08:33.107-08:002021-01-04T03:08:33.107-08:00What Trigger Warning said, in spades. (Ooops, mic...What Trigger Warning said, in spades. (Ooops, microaggression warning.) But please allow me to share the result of running the sentence, "Implicit bias is absolutely real" through my BS to English translator: "When people notice patterns and use the data to determine their initial response." IamDevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428556757808878749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-25998921507516064812021-01-04T03:07:15.884-08:002021-01-04T03:07:15.884-08:00Diversity of individuals, minority of one. #HateL...Diversity of individuals, minority of one. #HateLovesAbortionn.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252447117532342957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-33798865581614936822021-01-03T14:00:54.179-08:002021-01-03T14:00:54.179-08:00TW...but if a high school diploma couldn't be ...TW...but if a high school diploma couldn't be used as a criterion for hiring/promotion absent some reasonable case for relevance, then one would think the same argument would apply to a college degree.<br /><br />And also, Grigg vs Duke Power was in 1971...there were probably a good 10-15 years thereafter when a high school diploma was a reasonable indicator of basic literacy & numeracy.<br /><br />I think *something* must have happened to water down the Education Credential part of Grigg...either legislation, or a later court decision.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-70779068035584981782021-01-03T12:05:53.635-08:002021-01-03T12:05:53.635-08:00DFoster:
I doubt possession of a high school dipl...DFoster:<br /><br />I doubt possession of a high school diploma would correlate with anything these days, including basic numeracy and literacy. It's kinda like a junior version of the Ed.D.<br />:-Dtrigger warningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-50340565992767132762021-01-03T11:16:48.044-08:002021-01-03T11:16:48.044-08:00P.S. They have to make sure "implicit bias&qu...P.S. They have to make sure "implicit bias" remains a feature of society or they won't have jobs. So they have it baked in to create more racism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-90734151580429852162021-01-03T11:15:29.034-08:002021-01-03T11:15:29.034-08:00It's obvious on its face that diversity traini...It's obvious on its face that diversity training is a race hustle that makes a lot of money for companies that go around doing this ridiculous training. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-82878890766843010682021-01-03T09:54:22.398-08:002021-01-03T09:54:22.398-08:00re Griggs vs Duke Power: in the same decision, the...re Griggs vs Duke Power: in the same decision, the Court *also* ruled that high school diplomas could not be used as a requirement for promotion unless reasonably related to the job. It's not obvious what happened to this part of the decision.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-23761222562765792102021-01-03T09:47:55.223-08:002021-01-03T09:47:55.223-08:00I can say that in my work place many of the female...I can say that in my work place many of the females or minority based races create a lot of issues for managers. The first thing that happens if someone falling in that demographic screams if they are shown hard facts that they are under preforming, or acting in unprofessional ways (Say harrassing others or wearing attire that's not appropirate for the office enviroment) that it's obviously racism or the system is rigged against them or sexism. Nearly every single time that is the first things that is uttered and then the Union gets involved along with the EEO officer. It creates a lot of silent hostility as that usually works and the performance reviews are adjusted or outright not used to hold the person screaming unfair treatment accountable for bad behavior or performance. Guess what happens then? Everyone else White, male or minority alike that does do their job well gets to shoulder that additional work load. I see people treated as individuals even then, but it sure does harbor resentment when that sort of behavior is always the saving grace to keep a job because there are two different standards being held up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-43083976718606571462021-01-03T09:26:50.821-08:002021-01-03T09:26:50.821-08:00Diversity training as it exists today is blatant r...Diversity training as it exists today is blatant racism. Simple as that. The intent is not to end racism but rather to benefit from racism. It is a power ploy which can be dressed in nice clothes and thus accepted by the weak and uninformed who will eagerly give up and give in to appease it. If you want real diversity training spend a Friday or Saturday evening till 3 AM the next day in the rough parts of Chicago or St Louis. IF you survive you will finally understand 'diversity'. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-74538296579462115952021-01-03T08:27:05.466-08:002021-01-03T08:27:05.466-08:00Brooks is not a guy I have any confidence in. How...Brooks is not a guy I have any confidence in. However, he is saying a few things I can believe. I suspect that Diversity Training makes things worse in an organization. Twenty years in the military taught me that we're all (mostly) in this together, and we have to get along with each other as best we can.<br /><br />t.w.: I'm triggered, I'm warned. Good Job!! (Where'd that Silly bite me???)Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-12181331108532660242021-01-03T07:46:11.304-08:002021-01-03T07:46:11.304-08:00Sorry, the above was li'l old me.
t. warningSorry, the above was li'l old me.<br />t. warningtrigger warningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-44970698343571905752021-01-03T07:45:22.294-08:002021-01-03T07:45:22.294-08:00"Implicit bias is absolutely real."
Dav..."Implicit bias is absolutely real."<br /><br />David Brooks obviously knows nothing about so-called "impicit bias". I'm not saying he shouldn't "believe in it". After all, in a world that still entertains a Flat Earth Society, homeopathy, and publishes daily horoscopes in major newspapers there's obviously plenty of room for loony, bizarre ideas.<br /><br />The basis for belief in "implicit bias" is the Implicit Association Test (IAT), attributable mainly to quack social psychologist Anthony Greenwald. As it happens, I'm interested in psychometrics and testing for many reasons, primarily because I'm interested in metrology (the point of psychological tests), and statistical modeling (the essence of psychological tests).<br /><br />Measurement in general, including psychological measurement (psychometrics) and therefore the IAT (which purports to measure this will-o-the-wisp, implicit racism), has two cardinal parameters: validity and reliability.<br /><br />Let's begin with a voltmeter. Are you measuring your voltage looking at a voltmeter, or are you looking at the ammeter by mistake? An ammeter, no matter how good it is, cannot measure volts. Ammeters are not valid voltage measurement instruments. Thus, if you are trying to increase the voltage in a device to accomplish a certain goal, mistakenly looking at an ammeter won't help you. <br /><br />To illustrate the importance of validity in psychological measurement, one only needs to consult <i>Griggs vs Duke Power</i> (1971). SCOTUS ruled that Duke Power, which required a threshold IQ measurement to qualify Laborers for promotion, was impermissible because an IQ test is not a <i>valid</i> measurement that <i>reasonably related to</i> [i.e., correlated with] a Laborer's success after promotion to more skilled, higher-paying non-technical jobs.<br /><br />Equally important is reliability. A measurement, or test, is <i>reliable</i> if one gets the same value over successive measurements. For example, if one has a 5-volt power supply, and measures the output with a voltmeter three times getting 4.1V, 7.2V, and 5.4V, either the power supply is broken or the voltmeter should be discarded. Successive measurements should be <i>strongly correlated</i>.<br /><br />The IAT is neither valid nor reliable. <br /><br />"The IAT, it turns out, has serious issues on both the reliability and validity fronts, which is surprising given its popularity and the very exciting claims that have been made about its potential to address racism."<br />--- J Singhal, New York Magazine 2017<br /><br />It's a made-up test, like the Meyers-Briggs (made up by Katherine Briggs - who by the way believed that too much education would impair women's fertility - and her daughter). And made-up tests never work (consider the plethora of "creativity tests" and "self-actualization tests") because they are neither valid nor reliable. Naturally, the authors claim they have "face validity", which means they kinda-sorta look like they're measuring what the author claims they measure, but they fail to make useful predictions or diagnoses.<br /><br />The IAT isn't even junk science. It's quackery. They threw Wilhelm Reich in federal prison for peddling his "orgone accumulators". Anthony Greenwald has arguably done one hell of a lot more damage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com