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Re:Why Tech Degrees Are Not Putting More Blacks and Hispanic... by abrahamepton on Friday February 26, 2016 @04:35PM (#11184433)
Having lived in our society and been educated by our schools: Yeah, there are societal problems and educational problems. Big, big, big problems.

Having gotten my ass kicked intellectually repeatedly by black and hispanic students: no, those backgrounds are not a liability.

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Re:Why Tech Degrees Are Not Putting More Blacks and Hispanic... by whitegrape on Friday February 26, 2016 @06:54PM (#11185222)
An average IQ one std dev below other groups does not preclude the existence of individuals who have an IQ two std devs above an average member of the other group. https://antidem.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/glantons-law/
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