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American Meritocracy
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Moderated by Milagros Caraballo. Speaker Nicholas Lemann discusses the rise of standardized testing in bringing about the rise of meritocracy in the United States. He gives an overview of how meritocracy became associated with success in America, opposed to older forms of getting ahead, such as class and birthright. Lemann addresses the problems of the current system of meritocracy, and what the outcomes of the system have been, opposed to what they were supposed to be. He finalizes the talk by giving his thoughts on whether the meritocratic has been the right path to success in American society.
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