Kiran Johny
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Education, Learning in complexity, Philosophy, Evidence, Causation https://t.co/pEfSEGXHlC https://t.co/TSbhepUNea
IQ is one of those unspeakable realities in education and yet it explains so much
It's an interesting phenomenon, that the biggest proponents of IQ are the ones who, if measured, wouldn't have a high one. Like wanting to be considered smart through cultural distinction rather than actually being smart. In any case, IQ is nonsense.
Any attempt in the U.S. to teach AI “morality” risks freezing in place the same dogmatic upper-class assumptions that did so much damage to discourse on American college campuses. Part of being a civil libertarian is refusing to let someone else decide our morality for us. Help us understand the world as it is, as best you can—that’s the greatest challenge of all. But kindly refrain from telling me what you think I should think, let alone what I should feel.
The smartest people in history and have high IQ's
Interesting session. Going on from an earlier 'knowledge rich' tweet that attracted some attention, there is little I disagree with on this slide from Oates (note the skills 😉). The session does have several causal claims on achievement I would question. youtu.be/SYubbDXWEyA?si…
What's a theological opinion that will have you like this?
@MathsWithMsB @tombennett71 @greeborunner And that whilst 'summarisation' deemed 'low utility' by Dunlosky. But as you say, it being one university, means this tells us almost nothing. It's only 'indicative' for confirmation bias. 😎
Education's biggest secret that lies in plain sight is this: the culture of many schools, and the outcomes of their students, is dominated by the social strata and economic circumstances of the cohort's families. Put simply, children from circumstances of poverty, neglect, abuse, lack etc are disproportionately exposed to risk factors that reduce and frustrate their opportunities to flourish at school and in life. This isn't (or shouldn't be) a controversial thing to say. 🧵 Of course this is probability not destiny: kids with every advantage can do badly. Children with nothing sometimes win everything. But when it comes to games of chance, the house usually wins. Why do most kids grade so well in an independent school? It's not because of the teaching, which is very, very similar to state ed teaching. It's largely because of the social, cultural and educational capital inherited and absorbed from the home environment. Why do kids do so well in a grammar school? Because they are largely captured from the most able and academic cohort of children. Guess what happens when you put them all in one place? They do rather well. FANCY THAT.
