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People find the truth that standardized testing and school placement is mostly expressive of IQ uncomfortable. IQ is mostly genetic. When this doesn't evenly di
by Kharvok 5y ago
People find the truth that standardized testing and school placement is mostly expressive of IQ uncomfortable. IQ is mostly genetic. When this doesn't evenly distribute across people groups people find it problematic. Again, this truth is uncomfortable.
North east Asians in the US at or below the poverty line score better on average on the SAT than African-Americans from households with incomes above 100k. If there was a socioeconomic lever to pull we should pull it. The evidence says there is not.
Look it up.
I don't think we can create true equitable solutions until we get past these myths that everyone is just the right environmental conditions away from high academic achievement.
- a_c_s 5y agoIQ is neither fixed for a given person over their lifetime nor is it objectively measurable across different populations.
- alxtye 5y agoIQ tests are probably the most reliable tests in psychology. IQ is generally stable from the age of 6. Hundreds of studies have demonstrated a 15 point or 1 standard deviation difference between the intelligence test scores of African Americans and White Americans.
- Kharvok 5y agoThis is untrue.