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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Groups of children of any race have equal potential at birth.  Within a homogeneous racial group, some will excel, the majority will be average, and some will be below average.   I do not believe race alone favors any child.

However, I worked for years at Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth.  Our research department, working off data from our talent search, proved the most academically talented students fell into 3 cohorts:

- one third were Asian (including Indian),
- one third were Jewish, and, 
- one third were everyone else.

Genetically Asian or Jewish students are not more or less intelligent.  They simply have cultural backgrounds which place a greater value on education.

[/quote]
How old is your data?
Your info sounds dated.
Like 1990's?[/quote]

My data is potentially biased by region: JHU’s CTY talent search is only one of many such programs based on the “Talent Search Model” we developed under the guidance of Dr. Stanley:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0734282911433946?download=true&journalCode=jpaa#:~:text=Abstract,an%20above%2Dlevel%20testing%20program.

As a regional talent search based in the mid Atlantic and extending into New England, our pool likely included a higher percentage of Jewish students than other regions.

It is also somewhat dated.  But it still demonstrates race is NOT the influential factor in academic development.

Culture determines the likelihood of higher academic achievement.[/quote]

The problem with CTY is that in recent years, it's programs have turned into a bit of a money grab.  [/quote] the smart kids do AoPS now[/quote]

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