"Studies" again. Another "God That Failed."
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "8/23/2006 06:28:00 PM":
But poor children should be able to get into better schools.
Actually, if a school has enough "poor", i.e. non-white, especially Black and Hispanic, students, it will almost certainly be a "bad school" -- sooner or later. This is because on achievement tests -- which is how school quality is measured, isn't it? -- they do, on average, poorly. Poorer than Whites and Asians.
In particular: Did you know that black children who have parents with graduate degrees score lower, on average, than white children of parents who only graduated high school?
Ben's response:
Dear Mr. A.
You really should identify yourself if you going to write things like that.
I believe I explained that much of the data antecedes the arrival of college-eductaed Sub-Saharan blacks and Carribeans.
I also noted that "intelligence" may include things like athletic achievment; perhaps not technically, but realistically.
Ben
But poor children should be able to get into better schools.
Actually, if a school has enough "poor", i.e. non-white, especially Black and Hispanic, students, it will almost certainly be a "bad school" -- sooner or later. This is because on achievement tests -- which is how school quality is measured, isn't it? -- they do, on average, poorly. Poorer than Whites and Asians.
In particular: Did you know that black children who have parents with graduate degrees score lower, on average, than white children of parents who only graduated high school?
Ben's response:
Dear Mr. A.
You really should identify yourself if you going to write things like that.
I believe I explained that much of the data antecedes the arrival of college-eductaed Sub-Saharan blacks and Carribeans.
I also noted that "intelligence" may include things like athletic achievment; perhaps not technically, but realistically.
Ben
posted by Ben Wattenberg at 11:27 AM
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I also noted that "intelligence" may include things like athletic achievment; perhaps not technically, but realistically.
Yes, I read it. And found it absurd. Then, as now.
Three bits of advice:
1. Proofread before posting (I wish I did that more carefully, more often);
2. Put comments underneath the original post, as normal -- if you want to reply to a comment, do it there as well, as this makes for a more readable, 'follow-able' thread;
3. Allow comments to be posted immediately -- if you find a comment inappropriate, you can always simply delete it later
(preferably leaving a notation).
Absurd?
I can't really take you seriously if you don't have the guts to identify yourself...
I am reminded of this bit of doggerel:
Spring Again!
Spring Again!
The birds are on the wing again!
ABSURD, the wings are on the bird again.
Ben
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