Originally Posted by Bostonian
I agree with your analysis of why people act as they do, but they might act differently if they were better-informed. If people were more accepting of the heritability of intelligence and the relationship between intelligence and academic achievement, they would be more fatalistic and worry less. When the media stresses environmental explanations of why some kids do better in school than others, parents feel pressured to create the perfect environment.

Isn't it something like 80% genetic / 20% environmental?

Even 20% gives a lot of wiggle room for environmental competition.

And then you get into the entire area of neuroscience and brain plasticity.

Last edited by JonLaw; 03/12/12 09:12 AM. Reason: Mispeeling due to practicing law and posting at the same time.