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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by nyc_data_geek1 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:18PM (#45184213)
You know what else is heritable? Wealth, the possession of which tends to help with standardized test scores.
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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by peterfirefly on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:29PM (#45184388)
That causality goes in the other direction.

Wealthier parents tend to be smarter (that's how they got wealthy or managed to keep inherited wealth) and tend to have smarter kids... who then tend to up on the wealthier side of the spectrum.

It's very unfair. It's also very real. Your fantasy is not real.

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by dmbche on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @10:39PM (#45192504)
Capital agregates. The ruch don't make smart kids - smarts are not genetic.

Your fantasy is not real.

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