There, I’ve said it!

As we watch the Donald Trump madness in the US, I - like most normal people - have been wondering what his appeal is. This article offers a plausible answer - people are tired of political correctness. 

"Liberal elites may try to conceal some of these “truths: Mexican immigrants are wrecking the country; Muslim immigrants are potential terrorists. But conservative elites conceal others: Trade deals destroy American jobs; big donations affect government policy."

The linked-to article then riffs on the politically-correct notion that most high school graduates should be encouraged to try post-secondary education. Of course, the hard truth is that less than half - perhaps as few as a third - of high school graduates are adequately prepared for higher education. The same goes for Canada, of course, and this is reflected in the high drop-out rates (in some Canadian schools, nearly half of freshman fail to graduate). 

At the risk of being politically incorrect and inviting comparisons to Donald Trump, I declare that I believe post-secondary education should be reserved for those who are adequately prepared for it - and its inevitable corollary, students should be required to write common external examinations at the end of grade 12 and post-secondary institutions should be allowed to use student results in making admission decisions. 

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