tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post577163709800485129..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Cognitive partitioning & meritocracy (Part I)Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-35952639821050872512008-11-11T12:05:00.000-05:002008-11-11T12:05:00.000-05:00This is really fascinating stuff.This is really fascinating stuff.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624707788100178141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-30212787316929488472008-11-11T11:36:00.000-05:002008-11-11T11:36:00.000-05:00The "tracking" thing begins in Kindergarten here i...The "tracking" thing begins in Kindergarten here in OC, California, and continues throughout elementary school.<BR/><BR/>If we keep going in the statist/Stalinist direction, maybe the statist/Stalinist solution is mandatory boarding schools for each IQ track -- so kids won't be isolated away from their friends and peer group in various "tracks".Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562042392964282677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-27201306458067445762008-11-11T10:45:00.000-05:002008-11-11T10:45:00.000-05:00Interesting and thought provoking post, I'm lookin...Interesting and thought provoking post, I'm looking forward to the continuation. <BR/><BR/>Like you, the news of Columbine caused me to think back to my old high school in suburban Ohio, a 2,500 student enormity of Great Society good intentions and unintended consequences. Its mediocre football team was the center of all official enthusiasm and its potential for academic excellence a not entirely welcome byproduct. While not believing that such an institution should be shot up, it was not hard to see how it might have happened.<BR/><BR/>BTW, great phrase "ransom note style of quotation."<BR/><BR/>In a world where a Klan rally here in Florida got five (5) FIVE participants the SPLC is absolutely desperate for a pretense of relevance.Ronsonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084095209525920755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-9582156542667235862008-11-11T08:52:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:52:00.000-05:00Three years of summer classes at the local State U...Three years of summer classes at the local State U in grades 4,5,6!, Wednesday "gifted" classes and a high school guidance counselor that told me I could "do whatever I wanted to do"--so I slacked! HA.<BR/>Read "The Bell Curve" because it was on the bookshelf at home as a kid--Liked your post and have been part of your recent traffic, and still reading (obviously).<BR/><BR/>Burn them all down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-5525432318654307032008-11-11T05:09:00.000-05:002008-11-11T05:09:00.000-05:00I am still puzzled. Did the Southern Poverty Law C...I am still puzzled. Did the Southern Poverty Law Center denounce you for referencing The Bell Curve?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-36042207794937807232008-11-11T04:21:00.000-05:002008-11-11T04:21:00.000-05:00No, the SPLC did the whole guilt-by-association tr...No, the SPLC did the whole guilt-by-association trip, and also employed the "ransom note" method of quotation. (You might be surprised how easy it is to get tagged by those guys.) Demonstrating a familiarity with <I>The Bell Curve</I> isn't going to improve the situation, but I'm past the point of giving a damn about that crap. I know who I am and what I believe, and I refuse to be intimidated by people trying to make me out as something I am not.Robert Stacy McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-30588472235788518752008-11-11T04:19:00.000-05:002008-11-11T04:19:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robert Stacy McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-30055712598583554382008-11-11T04:11:00.000-05:002008-11-11T04:11:00.000-05:00I am puzzled by this posting, and in particular by...I am puzzled by this posting, and in particular by the following passage:<BR/><BR/><I>Given that I've been so often smeared as a bigot, I hesitate even to reference The Bell Curve -- "A-ha!" shouts the Southern Poverty Law Center -- but a comment by Kathy Shaidle on the previous thread encouraged me to do so, since so few conservatives ever address the political influence of class perceptions in a useful way.</I><BR/><BR/>What are you talking about? Did the Southern Poverty Law Center censure you for mentioning "The Bell Curve?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com