tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post109258009299248955..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: France Drops OutMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1092604021243352412004-08-15T17:07:00.000-04:002004-08-15T17:07:00.000-04:00Well, exactly. US academia is hardly the centerpi...Well, exactly. US academia is hardly the centerpiece of the meritocracy showcase.<br /><br />But French corporations make decisions in the same way as U.S. English departments. I'd drop out, too.Mungowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1092601596779965272004-08-15T16:26:00.000-04:002004-08-15T16:26:00.000-04:00OK- the French whine about everything. But I'm st...OK- the French whine about everything. But I'm still confused:<br /><br />"Everything depends on what school you went to and what diploma you have," she said, arguing that advancement is slow and comes less from ambition than from endurance. "French corporations," she says, "are not meritocracies."<br /><br />Is the author describing French Business organizations or American academia? Is tenure a reward for meirtorious scholarship or endurance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com