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Re:Life as a public school teacher in the San Francisco Bay ... by concordDance on Sunday June 20, 2021 @05:04AM (#27568351)
> If certain demographics are heavily underrepresented (and I don't know if it's the case here), either we must assume that they are less smart (and so produce less "high school material") or we must acknowledge that there is some form of discrimination. The latter being almost certainly true

Is this what the evidence suggests or what you wish to be true?

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Re:Life as a public school teacher in the San Francisco Bay ... by mmarq on Sunday June 20, 2021 @07:28AM (#27569060)
> Is this what the evidence suggests or what you wish to be true?

Yes, evidence suggests that blacks and Indians and whatnot are not dumber than whites and that foreigners are not dumber than the locals.

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Re:Life as a public school teacher in the San Francisco Bay ... by concordDance on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @03:44AM (#27589037)
I would love to see this evidence if you could link it, particularly regarding people of sub saharan african origin. I've been trying to kick my racism ever since I learnt about the measured IQ (and other intelectual achievement) average differences.
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