Education is a multiplier of IQ, not an equalizer. Many people, although policymakers won't admit it, don't have the IQ to study at the high school level, for example learning algebra. Even more people don't have the IQ to study at the college level, for example studying calculus and writing a coherent, footnoted term paper. And only a small fraction of the population has the IQ to do significant research and earn a PhD. Charles Murray has discussed the IQ prerequisites of educational levels in his book Real Education.
The article says,
"In the U.S., the big achievement gaps across lines of race or social class open up very early, before kindergarten, rather than during college."
Race and class differentials on IQ tests have been well documented but are in Paul Graham's category of What You Can't Say.
The article says, "In the U.S., the big achievement gaps across lines of race or social class open up very early, before kindergarten, rather than during college."
Race and class differentials on IQ tests have been well documented but are in Paul Graham's category of What You Can't Say.