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Feb 11, 2018, 8:43:24 AM2/11/18
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CALIFORNIA 12 hours ago
California school science project that connected race and IQ is pulled after complaints
By Elizabeth Zwirz
The project was part of the science fair at C.K. McCatchy High School, the report said.
The project was part of the science fair at C.K. McCatchy High School, the report said. (Google View)
A science fair project at a California high school faced criticism earlier this week after it compared race and IQ levels in connection to participation in an elite program at the school, The Sacramento Bee reported Saturday.
The project, titled “Race and IQ,” was put together by a C.K. McClatchy High School student who is part of the school’s elite Humanities and International Studies Program. It was displayed in the fair on Monday, the outlet said.
In comparing intelligence levels, the project reportedly questioned whether particular races were smart enough for the school’s magnet program and whether a racial disparity was justified.
“If the average IQs of blacks, Southeast Asians, and Hispanics are lower than the average IQs of non-Hispanic whites and Northeast Asians, then the racial disproportionality in (HISP) is justified,” the hypothesis said, according to the outlet.
HISP, according to The Bee, is a separate program at the school that is meant to encourage cultural awareness and helps to provide students with different perspectives on historic moments.
Of about 500 students, there are a dozen African-Americans, 80 Latino students and about 100 Asian-American students, according to data from the school district that was obtained by the outlet. The program has reportedly been criticized for its lack of racial and ethnic diversity.
The student who conducted the experiment was not spoken to or identified by The Bee.
To test the proposed theory, the student had a variety of unidentified teenagers with different racial backgrounds take an internet IQ test, the outlet said.
The project’s final conclusion reportedly found that “the lower average IQs of blacks, Southeast Asians, and nonwhite Hispanics means that they are not as likely as non-Hispanic whites and Northeast Asians to be accepted into a more academically rigorous program such as HISP,” the report said. “Therefore the racial disproportionality of HISP is justified.”
After complaints from students, parents and faculty, the project was removed from the science fair on Wednesday, the outlet said, and the district is currently investigating the incident, Alex Barrios, said the spokesman for Sacramento Unified district.
“We are looking into the appropriate response to a situation like this,” Barrios told The Bee. “We understand it concerns a lot of people and doesn’t reflect our culture here.”
In a Thursday email to parents, the school’s principal Peter Lambert said they were taking the “incident very seriously” and noted that the school strived to “promote and embrace an inclusive environment and way of thinking which excludes any form of discrimination.”
Chrysanthe Vidal, a senior high school student in the program, told The Bee, “I think that a lot of people, especially of color, are really hurt and upset by this.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Irish Mike
"In the Democrat's America racism only exists in one color and that color is always white."
California school science project that connected race and IQ is pulled after complaints
By Elizabeth Zwirz
The project was part of the science fair at C.K. McCatchy High School, the report said.
The project was part of the science fair at C.K. McCatchy High School, the report said. (Google View)
A science fair project at a California high school faced criticism earlier this week after it compared race and IQ levels in connection to participation in an elite program at the school, The Sacramento Bee reported Saturday.
The project, titled “Race and IQ,” was put together by a C.K. McClatchy High School student who is part of the school’s elite Humanities and International Studies Program. It was displayed in the fair on Monday, the outlet said.
In comparing intelligence levels, the project reportedly questioned whether particular races were smart enough for the school’s magnet program and whether a racial disparity was justified.
“If the average IQs of blacks, Southeast Asians, and Hispanics are lower than the average IQs of non-Hispanic whites and Northeast Asians, then the racial disproportionality in (HISP) is justified,” the hypothesis said, according to the outlet.
HISP, according to The Bee, is a separate program at the school that is meant to encourage cultural awareness and helps to provide students with different perspectives on historic moments.
Of about 500 students, there are a dozen African-Americans, 80 Latino students and about 100 Asian-American students, according to data from the school district that was obtained by the outlet. The program has reportedly been criticized for its lack of racial and ethnic diversity.
The student who conducted the experiment was not spoken to or identified by The Bee.
To test the proposed theory, the student had a variety of unidentified teenagers with different racial backgrounds take an internet IQ test, the outlet said.
The project’s final conclusion reportedly found that “the lower average IQs of blacks, Southeast Asians, and nonwhite Hispanics means that they are not as likely as non-Hispanic whites and Northeast Asians to be accepted into a more academically rigorous program such as HISP,” the report said. “Therefore the racial disproportionality of HISP is justified.”
After complaints from students, parents and faculty, the project was removed from the science fair on Wednesday, the outlet said, and the district is currently investigating the incident, Alex Barrios, said the spokesman for Sacramento Unified district.
“We are looking into the appropriate response to a situation like this,” Barrios told The Bee. “We understand it concerns a lot of people and doesn’t reflect our culture here.”
In a Thursday email to parents, the school’s principal Peter Lambert said they were taking the “incident very seriously” and noted that the school strived to “promote and embrace an inclusive environment and way of thinking which excludes any form of discrimination.”
Chrysanthe Vidal, a senior high school student in the program, told The Bee, “I think that a lot of people, especially of color, are really hurt and upset by this.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Irish Mike
"In the Democrat's America racism only exists in one color and that color is always white."
fffurken
Feb 12, 2018, 7:29:17 PM2/12/18
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In fact, there are no races, it's a "social construct" - not biological, just ask Billb if you don't believe me.
Is it a coincidence that both of these people are Canadian?
Dutch
Feb 12, 2018, 7:54:09 PM2/12/18
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people that design them. Also IQ variances are far more dramatic within
races than between them.
> In fact, there are no races, it's a "social construct" - not biological, just ask Billb if you don't believe me.
language and religion, tribal customs and histories are much more
significant than race when assessing social issues and conflicts.
> Is it a coincidence that both of these people are Canadian?
fffurken
Feb 12, 2018, 8:14:48 PM2/12/18
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On Tuesday, 13 February 2018 00:54:09 UTC, Dutch wrote:
> IQ tests are skewed sharply in favor of members of the culture of the
> people that design them.
If you say so
> IQ tests are skewed sharply in favor of members of the culture of the
> people that design them.
> Also IQ variances are far more dramatic within races than between them.
popinjay
Feb 12, 2018, 10:20:32 PM2/12/18
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On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 4:29:17 PM UTC-8, fffurken wrote:
>
> There are no IQ differences between the races, just as[k] Dutch if you don't believe me.
>
But they STILL use voodoo in Haiti, and witch doctors and shit in parts of Africa. In 2018, for fucks sake. White people are landing space ships on the moons of Saturn and sending pictures back to Earth, and blacks are sticking pins in voodoo dolls. If that shit worked, don't you think I would have made a Clave doll already? I wouldn't have had to put him in a killfile, I could have just stuck a pin in his doll every time he got smart with me. oooh, ouch, oh, ooh
>
> There are no IQ differences between the races, just as[k] Dutch if you don't believe me.
>
But they STILL use voodoo in Haiti, and witch doctors and shit in parts of Africa. In 2018, for fucks sake. White people are landing space ships on the moons of Saturn and sending pictures back to Earth, and blacks are sticking pins in voodoo dolls. If that shit worked, don't you think I would have made a Clave doll already? I wouldn't have had to put him in a killfile, I could have just stuck a pin in his doll every time he got smart with me. oooh, ouch, oh, ooh
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