Re:Why Johnny can't hypothesize: A discussion about math and...
by barrkel on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @12:47PM
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I don't think it's possible to believe it without being racist. I don't think it's so easy to fool your unconscious biases if that's what you believe.
Re:Why Johnny can't hypothesize: A discussion about math and...
by xiongchiamiov on Thursday March 03, 2011 @12:10AM
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Wait, why?
>Why are U.S. children so far behind in science and math compared with those in other developed countries? > >Because the US has fewer high performing Asians and more low performing Blacks/Hispanics than other developed countries. That's all there is to it.
It's impossible to believe that a certain race is doing worse on a certain standardized test than another race without being racist? That's simply a recognition of facts without judgement.
I'm so concerned about appearing racist that I don't even want to post in this thread under my usual account, so I applaud yummy for his willingness to say things that need saying even though it costs him personally in status.