Posts with Comments by unsworth

SAT bias?

  • Razib Wrote:

    What about the fact that you need good SAT scores to make it into a good school in the first place? The real world is not as meritocratic as you believe. Students with low scores (for any reason) can't make it to good schools and this will certainly have an adverse effect on their employment opportunities. You can argue that the low scores of the relevant minorities actually reflect their abilities. But saying that low scores (that may not be reflective of students' abilities) is not a hinderance to highly sought-after jobs is totally nonsense.

  • Godless wrote: "1) most sub-saharans and latin americans were not pressed into slavery. Their main problem was poverty, like the indians and chinese. Also, not all blacks have been involuntary immigrants. Blacks in the UK are voluntary. (It is also true that certain groups - e.g. Ghanans - in the US do quite well. They are not numerically large, and the effects can be attributed to selection bias, but this is what I'd seize on if I were trying to argue your position)"

    Not all blacks have been involuntary migrants ...yeah maybe like only 5% were voluntary? What percentage of Indians in other parts of the world that you frequently cite for their and brilliance and economic excellence are involuntary migrants?

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