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It isn't necessarily just laziness. The first step to fixing the problem means accepting the results, which in this case meant accepting a certain racial group
by ip26 5y ago
It isn't necessarily just laziness. The first step to fixing the problem means accepting the results, which in this case meant accepting a certain racial group of (silently lead-poisoned) kids had measurably lower intelligence. I don't think I need to explain why that is a minefield.
- sam0x17 5y agoRight but ironically, the fact that it is a minefield is likely what drove this teacher to make that discovery. Imagine if it was just a random scattering of students living in such apartments (but same number of people). It may have never been discovered in that case.
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- lern_too_spel 5y agoEverybody accepts that. The only difference is the hypotheses that some people have for explaining that difference. Those who accept a genetic hypothesis are unlikely to look for the real cause.