andrel wrote:
>>   If some group of people doesn't *want* to get educated, that's a 
>> different
>> problem. It's *their* problem, not the problem in IQ or aptitude tests.
> 
> I can't see where this one comes from. Are you aware that this could be 
> interpreted as a racist remark? I am sure you don't mean to, but 
> suddenly starting to talk about "people that don't *want* to get 
> educated" in a discussion on how race influences test results is not a 
> smart move IMHO.

Ties back into the comment I made about people insisting they're not 
racist, they don't like people with a particular attribute that has 
nothing to do with race--but consistently ascribe that particular 
negative trait more to a specific racial group than any other.

"I don't hate blacks/hispanics, I hate people who are poorly-educated 
(and the only reason to be poorly-educated is that you don't *want* to 
learn).  It's not racist--nevermind that blacks/hispanics are 
traditionally disadvantaged and not given as much education as whites 
even in the same classrooms.  Learning is entirely up to the individual, 
so all students in a given class will learn exactly the same if their 
desire to learn is the same."

--
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net

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