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A comment on Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning in Large Language Models. Parent comment

Re:Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning i... by exoverito on Friday October 11, 2024 @04:53PM (#41813628)
Baltimore would be a counterexample. They spend $22k per student, with a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1. This still results in remarkably poor performance, with only 8% of students proficient in math and 22% in reading.

Culture and genetics would be next obvious explanations.

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Re:Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning i... by mdp2021 on Friday October 11, 2024 @05:02PM (#41813703)
> obvious explanations

I'd want to assess a few lessons first.

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Re:Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning i... by BriggyDwiggs42 on Saturday October 12, 2024 @02:35AM (#41816952)
Genetics lmao come on man.
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Re:Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning i... by imtringued on Saturday October 12, 2024 @06:02AM (#41817947)
The mean IQ score is 100... Unless you are in some elite school for the top 10% it is not reasonable to use genetics as a justification. It sounds more like a thinly veiled form of specifically American racism.
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