The Myth of Equality

érdemes ideidézni egy ellenvéleményt a kommentekből "Fabius Cunctator Wrote: 11 hours ago (3:45 AM) The Achievement Equation- Buchanan’s False Logic Buchanan says: “Teach all kids to the limit of their ability, while recognizing that all are not equal in their ability to read, write, learn, compute or debate, any more than they are equally able to play in a band or excel on a ball field. For an indeterminate future, Mexican kids are not going to match Asian kids in math. The beginning of wisdom is to recognize this world as it is, not as what we would wish it to be.” I can’t believe that Mr. Buchanan really believes what he said in that quotation. He probably did not give that statement much thought. He is confusing group test results with individual ability, and implying that Mexicans as a group are inferior to Asians as a group. Also, the first sentence of his statement is a truism and has no logical connection to the group achievement results comparing Mexicans and Asians. The success of the education of youth depends on many variables that affect the mind of the person being taught. We must assume that all peoples are equal, as groups, in their capacity to learn. To assume otherwise, is a form of racism. In other words, no group or race is superior to any other group in their average learning ability. The results of analyses that compare the achievements of groups do not say anything about the learning ability of individuals within that group. In other words, it is false logic to infer that a higher group average score in mathematics is caused by the fact that all individuals from that group have inherently superior ability in mathematics. In other words, statistics do not necessarily show or prove a scientific cause and effect relationship. There is no scientifically proven cause and effect relationship that shows that any race or group is superior to any other group in talents or intelligence. The results of the test score comparisons among groups in New York City is probably more a measure of the cultural attitudes about education within those groups than it is a measure of the learning ability of those groups. Therefore, we cannot infer anything about the inherent learning ability of the individuals within those groups. If you come from a family that understands and regards learning as an important factor in achievement, the probability is that children from that family will achieve greater success in school than children from a family that does not appreciate the importance of education of their children. Therefore, I believe that Mr. Buchanan may have misled some people to believe falsely that some groups are inherently superior in learning ability than some other groups."

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