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Math isn't racist. Whether you can pass an Algebra exam is not racist. If Asian kids who can barely read and write English can ace the exam, then so can poor mi
by ceeplusplus 4y ago
Math isn't racist. Whether you can pass an Algebra exam is not racist. If Asian kids who can barely read and write English can ace the exam, then so can poor minorities who were raised in the US. You can't claim word problems are suddenly racist when people who can barely read English are still acing them.
- jmull 4y agoFrom the article: > Black students are 66% less likely to be identified as gifted compared to white students with similar test scores. Anyway, I believe your observation about the relative success that Asian kids have in merit-based programs supports my contention that they are significantly cultural in nature, right?
- ceeplusplus 4y agoIf hard work and persistence at school is cultural, then sure. Can you describe exactly what you mean by cultural in nature? That 66% number can entirely come from differences in what each culture values - black culture values athletics and music whereas Asian culture values education. And you see that play out in the end product - black people are "overrepresented" in sports and music while Asians are "overrepresented" in academia and STEM. None of these differences make the merit program cultural in nature.
- jmull 4y ago