Re: Ban coffee?

dsi1 wrote:

On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:50:48 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

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Are you suggesting that China would not be completely open and honest?
They have the best numbers.  Other countries wish they had those
numbers.  But seriously..... it can be an issue.  When our provinces
first started testing of all school students to monitor the quality of
results of school boards the Catholic boards tended to show better
performance and of course they were quick to claim it was because they
education system was superior. It had a lot more to do with their lack
of special education facilities. They sent their special needs students
to the public school special ed classes. Who would have expected that
they all those special needs kids would lower the average.
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 > I'm willing to believe they're smarter, but not on the basis
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It seems to depend on the site. The numbers are different. China tends
to be at or near the top and the US tends to be well down the list.
While there are slight differences in scores reported, the rankings are
pretty consistent.
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I wonder about the cultural effects  on the IQ testing.  IQ tests are
notoriously affected by language and culture.

 Da Hawaiians have close ties with the Chinese so we know that the
Chinese are indeed smarter than you or I. What isn't smart is to ever
underestimate the Chinese. My grandkids are part Chinese - that's a good
thing.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_immigration_to_Hawaii

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How do the Chinese name their children?
They drop silverware in the sink and listen to the sound it makes.