Meritocracy

Meritocracy is an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth. During the time of segregation meritocracy was the complete opposite. People had a bigger opportunity in progress due to their social class and wealth which mostly involved white people. Colored perople did not have nearly half as much of privalage and opportunity as the white. Whether it was in school or at work. In A Class Divided, where the students perform better on the phonics task when they are in the group labeled superior than when those same students are in the group designated as inferior. Is an example of meritocracy, although it may be true people dont have the same mind set while working with the superior or the inferior group. I believe that you shouldnt set your mind on how far or how much you will achive according to the people around you. That should be a personal goal whether your are working with the best or the worst.