(December 7, 2015 at 4:39 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I'd consider that a seperate issue: why we (as a whole) under-perform compared to Japan(as a whole) sepeaate from statistical outliers (like kids who would get into advanced placement).
It's because IQ tests don't actually measure intelligence. They measure education-- because even things like puzzles require exposure and learning.
The problem is that American schools suck, and so they produce kids who aren't very smart, on the whole.
