Re:Curvy moms have smarter kids
by tlrobinson on Sunday November 11, 2007 @05:06AM
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Correlation != Causation
It drives me crazy when I hear stories about "Children who [play an instrument / listen to classical music / have a pet] are smarter than average".
While that itself may be true, the implication that one causes the other most likely isn't. It's far more likely that a kid is smart AND plays an instrument or listens to classical music because their parents foster that sort of environment.
It drives me crazy when I hear stories about "Children who [play an instrument / listen to classical music / have a pet] are smarter than average".
While that itself may be true, the implication that one causes the other most likely isn't. It's far more likely that a kid is smart AND plays an instrument or listens to classical music because their parents foster that sort of environment.
If your kid is dumb, making him listen to classical music isn't going help. There was a great Penn and Teller "Bullshit!" episode about this: http://www.sho.com/site/ptbs/prevepisodes.do?episodeid=s1/bb