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From 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
by jmull 4y ago
From 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