Web page recommendation

Barry (barry.wynn@gmail.com) has recommended this web page to you:

http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=47721

The following personal message was included:

Quote:"My suspicion is that there may not be an obvious reason for an African-American to get, say, a Ph.D. in physics, because they don't see any direct correlation with how they can take that back and help their community," Park said. "There are social problems in the community that they would probably like to address, and a lot of Ph.D.s are in areas that aren't seen as being able to help them directly give back."

I find this conjecture specious at best and carrying the taint of "Magical Negro Syndrome"... which I just made up. The interview subject (Jerry Park) recovers a bit here:"Possibly more impacting than the social problems of various communities is the fact that teenagers still very much employ the use of role models in decisions regarding their future, Park said."I am totally in the camp that argues that role modeling is of the utmost importance," Park said. "Race is still an important identifier in America, and it definitely makes a big difference as far as encouraging teenagers to apply to college and go on to earn a Ph.D"

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