Post by mmmkay on Jul 16, 2005 1:26:06 GMT -5
Hmmm interesting topic. Even though I have an obvious leftists slant which I make plain to everyone ;D I will weigh in objectively with some input from thoughts that I've had.
It is troubling to see blacks scoring low on IQ tests, but theres a particularly interesting phenomenon that no one has really been paying attention to.
Is the a gender IQ gap between black males and females?
Black columnist/economist Thomas Sowell give his two cents:
www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20021001.shtml
BBC weighs in:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3517171.stm
A interesting article I found on the internet about spelman (historically black all-female college):
www.spelman.edu/_ezpost/data/18234.shtml
Black females are intellectual powerhouses? ;D ;D
I am possibly open to that idea that black females are on average more intelligent than black males given the examples, why? I have no idea why. Who knows.
It is troubling to see blacks scoring low on IQ tests, but theres a particularly interesting phenomenon that no one has really been paying attention to.
Is the a gender IQ gap between black males and females?
Black columnist/economist Thomas Sowell give his two cents:
ears ago, while doing research on education and IQ, I happened to be in the principal's office at a black school in Cincinnati, as he was preparing to open a large brown envelope containing the results of IQ tests that his students had taken. Before he opened the envelope, I offered to bet him that a large majority of the students with IQs over 110 would be girls.
He was too smart to take the bet. Studies had shown that females predominated among high-IQ blacks. One study of blacks whose IQs were 140 and up found that there were more than five times as many females as males at these levels.
This is hard to explain by either heredity or environment, as those terms are usually defined, since black males and black females have the same ancestors and grow up in the same homes. Meanwhile, white males and white females have the same average IQs, with slightly more males at both the highest and lowest IQs.
This is just one of many unsolved mysteries that is likely to remain unsolved
He was too smart to take the bet. Studies had shown that females predominated among high-IQ blacks. One study of blacks whose IQs were 140 and up found that there were more than five times as many females as males at these levels.
This is hard to explain by either heredity or environment, as those terms are usually defined, since black males and black females have the same ancestors and grow up in the same homes. Meanwhile, white males and white females have the same average IQs, with slightly more males at both the highest and lowest IQs.
This is just one of many unsolved mysteries that is likely to remain unsolved
www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20021001.shtml
BBC weighs in:
"White British" pupils, representing about 84% of candidates, scored just above the national average for getting five good grades.
But the greater success of female students, in all ethnic groups, saw black African girls achieving better results than white British males.
According to the education department's figures, pupils defined as black African are an increasing proportion of pupils. In infant classes, more than half of the black school
But the greater success of female students, in all ethnic groups, saw black African girls achieving better results than white British males.
According to the education department's figures, pupils defined as black African are an increasing proportion of pupils. In infant classes, more than half of the black school
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3517171.stm
A interesting article I found on the internet about spelman (historically black all-female college):
ATLANTA (May 27, 2005) Spelman College students are defying the myth that women are not equipped to be leaders in the sciences. Countless hours of computer programming in between hitting the books have paid off for these students, who have earned the College a coveted spot in an international competition. From July 13-19, 2005, the all-female team will be in Osaka, Japan, for RoboCup 2005, where they will compete against 23 other academic institutions from around the world that have also programmed Sony AIBO entertainment robots. The Coca-Cola Company is sponsoring the team to ensure they have the resources needed to successfully compete in this prestigious competition.
The Japan competition is not the first major match the students have experienced. The team also participated for the first time in the third annual RoboCup U.S. Open on the campus of Georgia Tech, May 7-10, 2005. Spelman was one of eight U.S. schools competing in the tournament's four-legged league, which uses Sony AIBO robots. In Japan, Spelman will be only one of five U.S. teams competing. The others included are Georgia Tech, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas at Austin, and Carnegie Mellon University. The College is also the only undergraduate institution, the only historically Black college or university and the only all-women's institution to qualify for Japan. "This is a great accomplishment for [Spelman] students," said faculty adviser Andrew Williams, Ph.D.
The Japan competition is not the first major match the students have experienced. The team also participated for the first time in the third annual RoboCup U.S. Open on the campus of Georgia Tech, May 7-10, 2005. Spelman was one of eight U.S. schools competing in the tournament's four-legged league, which uses Sony AIBO robots. In Japan, Spelman will be only one of five U.S. teams competing. The others included are Georgia Tech, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas at Austin, and Carnegie Mellon University. The College is also the only undergraduate institution, the only historically Black college or university and the only all-women's institution to qualify for Japan. "This is a great accomplishment for [Spelman] students," said faculty adviser Andrew Williams, Ph.D.
www.spelman.edu/_ezpost/data/18234.shtml
Black females are intellectual powerhouses? ;D ;D
I am possibly open to that idea that black females are on average more intelligent than black males given the examples, why? I have no idea why. Who knows.