Word: meriting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first I thought that it was merit-based," said Brandon P. Jones '00, who pointed out that the class marshals advertisement listed not only names and faces but also the organizations with which each candidate was affiliated...
...added that he felt the final election would be more merit-based because of the smaller candidate pool...
...only Presidents are favored here: the offspring of government heads are routinely elected as governors or designated as ministers. The dynastic preference may be due to brand-name mentality as well as political connections and debts to be collected. Sometimes we cannot rule out a certain merit derived from superior education: they were able to attend the best schools. We also have a saying: Mejor un mal conocido que un bien por conocer (Better a known evil than an unknown good). ALBERTO GIBBS San Antonio de los Altos, Venezuela...
...said that qualities such as research skills and the ability to work well with others holds far more importance than a test that, in her words, "misdefines merit as quick strategic guessing with less than perfect information...
Lemann calls for more explicit discussion of what qualities should be included in "merit," and by extension, which qualities should be rewarded in an ideal meritocratic society. But in emphasizing the importance of creativity, determination and other non-academic personal qualities, he stumbles dangerously close to supporting a system in which advancement is determined primarily by subjective criteria. The danger is, of course, that the judgment of "character" could easily spawn more discrimination and favoritism than the judgment of "intelligence...