T.M. Landry, The Illusion Of Meritocracy And The Myth Of The Miracle Student | Think | NBC News

T.M. Landry College Prep, a predominately black Louisiana school, made headlines for sending its students to some of the nation’s most prestigious colleges. But a New York Times investigation alleges that the school has been abusing students, doctoring college applications and falsifying transcripts. Will Stancil, a research fellow at the University of Minnesota, joined NBC News THINK to talk about why it was so easy to buy into the story T.M. Landry told about itself.
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T.M. Landry, The Illusion Of Meritocracy And The Myth Of The Miracle Student | Think | NBC News

[@girlfromsouth214]

You neglected to mention that those former Landry students that are doing well at higher level schools, spent only a short time there. Further, Louisiana State Police are now investigating Landry for 10+ more allegations, including physical abuse and forcing students to eat rat feces. Younger students are testing years behind their public school peers. To, unfairly, credit Landry with the success of its few, former, short- term students who are doing well, is dangerous. Still today, some insist on keeping the doors open and the Landrys employed as teachers. Videos like this, that gives Landry undue credit, are the reason that the school has not closed as it should.

[@kevinw.3433]

girl from south why are you on here lying like that

[@fanaticalplel1003]

girl from south oh and the school is in a warehouse

[@ev-0163]

STFU

[@Xavier-kq9hp]

phthalo blue she’s right tho

[@kevinw.3433]

@Bennett Palmer found what

[@everythingpony]

They abused the students dude why are you saying they're okay

[@ilovemynewfies]

When did he say this? His whole point is that we as a country were ignorant to believe that simply putting underprivileged, minority children in a specific school would have somehow solved the systemic issues facing them and that they would miraculously all be accepted into Harvard, Brown, NYU, Yale, etc. Additionally, he makes the argument that these children who were actually in this horribly structured, falsified, abusive environment (where they were not actually learning the material to the full extent that they should have been) were still able to survive and thrive in top colleges. Thus, he is asking the question: Is college/educational meritocracy (or the idea that top colleges are harder, require more intelligent students, are places where only the brightest and most prepared students can thrive, and epicenters of impressive knowledge) really valid? Are we all getting more or less the same education at whatever university? Can students who do not pass through every required class in high school, do not have exceptionally impressive transcripts, and are generally unprepared for college by educational standards, succeed at our top schools? And if so, why the meritocracy? What makes these schools better than your state school? Never once did he ever say "they're okay" for abusing children.

[@chazzatheninja]

This guy is twitter’s best lolcow in 2024

[@dantewoa]

He’s back to being twitters best lolcow after losing his House race

[@chris4973]

Rather than teaching students what to think, education should teach them how to think. The general level of discourse in American society today shows an appalling lack of education, and intolerance for the opinions of others. Science is denigrated when it doesn't marry well with one's ideological or financial interest.

[@pheidolefan]

I agree, the school system I am in does not teach civics but makes every possible excuse to insert politics into every single subject.

[@aimeebella3390]

This was a sad story. Watch The Weekly. That man is abusive and he falsified transcripts.

[@xmuta]

Only idiots would believe such an obvious scam. Most of the those students had to dropped out of school.

[@krzytofr34]

S L can you provide a source?

[@xmuta]

Christopher Rzepa - Read the NYT article.

[@BigMac4459]

I know the school and the Mike personally. It's true that many were troubled and dropped out of public school, but it wasn't a requirement.

[@marwanrefaat5328]

For any of you wondering about “The Ellen Kid” I just wanna make it clear that he UNDOUBTEDLY and FIRMLY does NOT fit in at Harvard - he STANDS OUT for his top-tier intellect, genuine character and relentless advocacy for the causes he cares for.

[@efthymiosn3381]

Thanks for letting us know. This does not change the fact that he got into Harvard through a school currently accused of extreme fraud and abuse. There are other top-tier et.c people who did not get accepted just because he did.

[@ofimportance5458]

@@efthymiosn3381 1 person

[@girlfromsouth214]

He spent only a short time at TM Landry and is not indicative of the other students who go there for years and years and receive a subpar education.

[@mariogotze6588]

How do you know this?

[@FlappyBelly]

The advocacy makes up for bad grades. Proovable fact.

[@matthewfava-rodrigues8613]

The IVY LEAGUE schools are equally to blame for this

[@rachael7360]

Nigel Mitchell is a really great young man for exposing the evils of Michael Landry and his wife.

[@israelk5445]

1 main reason for success is believing that you are smart. When these children got into these big colleges they believe that they are actually smart so they whole heartily believe that they can make it, making themselves into smart people.

[@user-ky8ym7le9m]

I heard that a lot of them then dropped out?

[@cmill7272]

Midwit Stancil

[@hihello9057]

Anyone else finding this out about this trough Hulu

[@theprophanephilosopher515]

Were the perpetrators of this scam ever Punished??!!!

[@kevinw.3433]

The Prophane Philosopher the state investigated came up with nothing the state tested the kids them blew the state test out the water

[@nicksincredibleopinion]

He has the chin of a man that would say, "Maybe meritocracy isn't all it's cracked up to be!" LMFAO!

[@gorillabiskut]

Is this the guy who keeps telling the peasants the economy is doing #Great!

[@dantewoa]

Isn’t he the guy who just lost his House race?

[@ttunedaudio]

whos this guy

[@windowzombie]

Tool

[@mosesyi5523]

meritocracy was actually invented in Asia.

[@alvaroprieto2092]

Oh my, he talks like that?

[@Wandering.Homebody]

All I know is that the maybe 15 or so people I know who have graduated from ivy league unis or oxbridge, are all very intelligent, in the truly quick thinking sense, and extremely articulate. So, I m not sure about the reporter's luck claim. Which isn't to say that I don't know many more people who are just as intelligent, but went to universities in different countries, or even not at all.

[@hoboloath]

So what’s the solution?

[@FlappyBelly]

Im not sure where they were going with this but it came off as if black kids are dumber and need false help to get anywhere.

[@larrychunk8667]

"It's not totally clear how they got away with ir for eso long." Yes it us. The media and liberal academia didn't care about basic red flags like lack of SAT scores or even that the school was unaccredited. The leftist institutions just desperately wanted to believe anything that conformed to their antiwhite, anti-asian agenda.

[@AdwinLauYuTan]

All higher education tends to be liberal.

[@billyboy9675]

Hopefully they don’t have a school like that on the reservation where Elizabeth Warren grew up on........

[@orson9880]

Transcript Fraud at TM Landry

[@jayrollo1352]

Transcript fraud is a new low lmao. I wish I went to TM landry.

[@alexpalacios4502]

i love this man. speaking some truths here.

[@classicbass3456]

The media boasted about this school for years claiming how great they are and how parents should apply. Now they turn around and claim ignorance. The media is just as much to blame and shouldn't be given any appreciation for now talking about it.

[@pinpanar9]

the system is for the richs not the poor!

[@larrychunk8667]

This effeminate loser is the picture of "liberal academia". No wonder he doesn't understand how this scam went on for so long - IT'S PEOPLE LIKE HIM THAT PUSH THESE NARRATIVES AND WANT TO BELIEVE IN THESE FALSEHOODS.

[@coolworx]

Isn't he though? All I kept thinking is that he'd make a great SNL Pat.

[@AdwinLauYuTan]

How on Earth is ‘effeminate’ an insult?

[@williamscookies78]

I laughed when I saw that video of the thugs getting into Harvard and Standford etc. Yeah right knew that was a farce

[@santiagoperez480]

That is completely racist and their have been plenty of people of color who genuinely get into Ivy League schools, this was just one school.

[@TheAlchemist1089]

@@santiagoperez480 Asians are people of color too