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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my high school psychology class, we talked about the limitations of IQ tests and their biases. This was in a small, midwestern, almost entirely white town in the 1990s. [b]Our teacher first had us take an IQ test designed for a rural, Black population in the South in the early 20th century. It had questions like, “How long do you cook chittlins?” We all scored very low IQs because we were familiar with the references. They we took a more familiar sample IQ test, and across the board, we all had higher IQs[/b]. It was a valuable lesson. The point wasn’t to learn our actual IQs.

I hope the kids in OP’s child’s class very given some perspective on IQ tests not being the measure of a person’s worth.[/quote]

That's really insulting.   :shock: [/quote]

The point of the lesson was to show bias in standardized testing. Having students experience it for themselves will drive the point home more than merely saying, “there’s bias and it affects people who aren’t you.” Would you like to share more about how you find that insulting?[/quote]

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