| ▲ | dukeyukey 14 hours ago |
| We're not talking about individual cases, we're talking about statistical averages. |
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| ▲ | trial3 14 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Maybe the statistically average kid managing to struggle through a shitty school has to work harder than, say, the statistically average Prince Charles with his private school and dedicated personal tutors. |
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| ▲ | patanegra 14 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Maybe statistically gifted child is more often than not born to parents who were gifted too. Then, they read more to the child, speak more with him. And maybe either have higher disposable income, or liberty to recommend books, and learn with the child. In the future, it's going to be a nil argument anyway, as world-class AI tutors are going to be available for every child 24/7 for a penny. | |
| ▲ | eastbound 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | This is quite the insult. We could fill the world with Maybes, but the one thing I’ve noticed about people who succeed, is that it’s generally their work that performs, while anticlass-based triage has only made hateful people reach high positions. |
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| ▲ | nicoburns 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Statistical averages would tell you that you wouldn't have some schools getting 150 pupils into Oxbridge while others only get 2. But has long been the reality. |
