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Posted by Concourse Express on Fri Jan 6 21:38:30 2012, in response to Re: OP-ED: What the Education Establishment keep ignoring about Finland's school success, posted by JayMan on Fri Jan 6 14:19:31 2012. But that all peters out to zero by the time the children grow up. Think of it this way, a child's environment might give him a leg up (home full of books) or be a handicap (broken down ghetto), but ultimately he will settle to his genetic IQ, one way or the other. {Emphasis mine.}I think it's safe to say, on the average, that by the time a person settles to his/her genetic IQ, he/she will no longer be dependent on parents. Moreover, since a child's environment may indeed give him/her a leg up, shouldn't we encourage a stable home environment? We have enough problems in this country with broken homes and/or families as it is IMHO... Also, while I see your chart shows that shared environmental factors cease to contribute to IQ variance by age 12, I specifically mentioned non-shared environmental factors (unless those too dissipate around the same time; the study I linked to in the previous post agreed that contributions by shared environmental factors were not significant). Worse still, I see this incentive exacerbating the absentee father dilemma, as it gives some dudes an avenue through which they can duck the responsibility of providing for their children. How is that any different from what we have currently, other than the fact that it is perpetuated from generation to generation? It's not much different - and that's the problem. I know you're suggesting voluntary sterilization as a solution to the IQ problem and not the deadbeat dad problem; I highlighted this to show how it could feed another problem (or mayhap other problems) and is thus not an optimal solution. As for what would be the optimal solution(s)...I cannot say with certainty - but on a personal note, I'll most likely continue using tutoring/education as a way of being a solution. my blog |
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