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I guess today IQ is real and not fake science.
by throwaway59553 5y ago
I guess today IQ is real and not fake science.
- coolspot 5y agoIQ tests are still banned in California for certain kids. https://www.kqed.org/news/11781032/a-landmark-lawsuit-aimed-to-fix-special-ed-for-californias-black-students-it-didnt https://www.kqed.org/news/11781032/a-landmark-lawsuit-aimed-...
- throwaway59553 5y ago>Based on the test results, black students statewide — young Darryl included — wound up categorized as “educable mentally retarded” at disproportionate rates: 27% labeled that way in 1968 were black — even though black students made up less than 9% of the student body. So there are differences in the distribution of IQ among all the people in a Planet with very different environments? Rubbish racist pseudo-science. We all know evolution stopped at the neck line.
- ravenstine 5y agoCalifornia's education system is also below average, so evidence that their children are also reduced in IQ as a result would be pretty unflattering.
- RandallBrown 5y agoI think IQ is one of those measures that's okay for the general population but pretty bad for individuals. A lowering trend of IQs over the years means a lot more than one random person taking a test.
- dang 5y agoWe've banned this account for posting flamewar comments and using HN primarily for ideological battle. That's not allowed here, regardless of ideology, because it destroys what this site is supposed to be for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html