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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rather than spending time/effort explaining why blacks and Latino kids can't score high, why not teach them to take school seriously? It's pathetic how hard  people try to underscore Asian kids' accomplishments. [/quote]

You just spent time/effort explaining it yourself. Your explanation is [b]that they don't take school seriously. I wonder how you know that.[/b][/quote]

You can't be serious.  :) [/quote]

Yes, I'm serious. Please explain how you know that the reason that test scores for black/Latino kids tend to be lower is that black/Latino kids don't take school seriously.[/quote]

NP here.

I think the poster who wants to say that Blacks and Latino kids  DO take school seriously but are not doing well is implying that they are not intelligent.

I think the poster who is saying that Blacks and Latino kids DO NOT take school seriously is implying that they have the intelligence but they are just not interested in school.

I tend to agree with the latter poster.  I also believe that all kids of all races have it in them to succeed academically, if they and their parents make academics a priority and value education.  Hard work is the answer.  Yes, it is not very glamorous, but it is the only thing that is guaranteed.[/quote]

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