Have we had an influx of fuzzy-thinking liberals lately? Not that this is a bad thing, it is hard to argue with people who agree with you on everything :-) At 06:49 AM 11/28/96 -0600, Lurker wrote:
I would. If you look at who has the oppertunities to go college you will note that those who are good at taking tests (SAT, ACT, or IQ) are those who get to go. You will also note that money also breeds success, or can someone give me an argument for the fact that there are more rich kids going to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the like than poor kids. (These schools almost gaurentee success.)
The ability to spell helps to gaurentee success as well. Seriously, you ignore the correlation between performance in college and standardized test scores. There is a reason these are used in admissions - they are actually pretty good predictors of the ability to perform college level work.
If you want to find a correlation look for it in money not tests. And if you are insistant on finding it in tests, ask why the scores are as they are (was the test written to the advantage of one group over another or can one group buy the "A" with special courses which teach the skills needed to score high.)
Oh, I forgot. Only certain racial/ethnic groups are capable of understanding basic mathematical concepts. Of course, caucasians are one of these groups (since they consistently are outperformed by immigrants from other countries). I know it makes you feel good to believe that all that is wrong is caused by conspiracies led by the EVIL RICH in this country. I happen to feel better believing in the potential for any individual in this country to succeed through hard work. Clay ******************************************************* Clay Olbon olbon@ix.netcom.com engineer, programmer, statistitian, etc. **********************************************tanstaafl