Segregation Returns to US Schools

[Kadagar_AV]

Why don't we use the Census Bureau's model and allow people to self select, which is kind of the point. Race does exist in the US in 2014, at least in a social context; and it is clear that it has an effect on educational outcomes above and beyond economic factors. Unfortunately, intellectually lazy appeals to geneticism, while scientifically valid, ignore the impact that racially-derived cultural attitudes have on real people. Being born to self identified black parents automatically places one at a significant comparable disadvantage versus other racial groups, regardless of economic station. That's reality, and frankly, reciting the same line on race you read on Salon five years ago sidesteps the issue. (And this isn't targeted specifically at Strike. It just seems that any time race and the real impact it has on society is introduced into discussion, the usual suspects leap at the opportunity to repeat the same vapid 'race doesn't exist' line. It sounds intelligent but addresses nothing.)

I must honestly say that it is more than a common fact that some ethnic groups do better than other ethnic groups in different areas of physical and psychological abilities.

Again: It's a FACT.

Heck, look at it logically... Intelligence is very obviously different in different ethnical groups, no? I mean seriously, if one hold against this argument they are extremely hard pressed to then explain how it comes that a species (homo sapiens sapiens) will evolve in a totally uniform manner no matter what surroundings they have.

That kind of goes against everything and all that we have learnt about evolution. Am I wrong?

The people claiming that we, as ethical groups, are all equal - have a HUGE intellectual mountain to climb. I dare anyone to say that ethnicity doesn't matter when it comes to general trends about intelligence.

Again, it's been proven over and over again. East Asians are a little bit smarter than Europeans. Heck, I am European and openly admit that YES, yes indeed, they are smarter in general than my countrymen. Where is the shame in this?

Same with black people, they tend to run faster and be more enduring than us white people. Why should this be a reason of shame for me? I know myself well enough to know I can run faster than the absolute majority of black people, and if you put us on a ski slope I am sure i would win even against the worlds best black skier / snowboarder.

So, what exactly is the problem?

Should black people not be proud of being faster?
Should East Asian people, or jews, not be proud that they rock the IQ charts?

I just don't get it, why cant we just accept that we are different?

Same thinking should at least be understood by everyone in an enlightened society. No?

Again: If you don't "believe" that people are different - as well as different ethnical groups are being different, you will be hard pressed to prove it. The argument FOR ethnical groups being different is easily proved...

You know, different skin colour, brain size, medical conditions and so on and so on...



http://www.ibc7.org/article/journal_v.php?sid=312 <- <- <- this is the link that was broken before... It shows that East Asians are a little bit smarter than Europeans, and that black people are completely off the scale.

The study basically checked which genes are in common for prospering students, and then checked where these genes could be found. IIRC the average number of good academical genes was around:

36 for east asians
32 for europeans
16 fore africans

Draw your own conclusions from it, I hope the link works this go around :)

Oh, and to repeat the main point of this thread.

To say that ethnical groups have the same cognitive abilities as any other groups goes against everything we know about evolution.