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Re: Private or Public Schools?

Post by brian ross » Tue May 01, 2018 3:00 pm

BigP wrote:intellect is a genetic lottery as are looks, two intelligent people are more likely to have intelligent kids, as two good looking people are more likely to have good looking kids,
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
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Re: Private or Public Schools?

Post by BigP » Tue May 01, 2018 4:05 pm

brian ross wrote:
BigP wrote:intellect is a genetic lottery as are looks, two intelligent people are more likely to have intelligent kids, as two good looking people are more likely to have good looking kids,
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
Brian you are just plain wrong on this one mate. Pulled that one outta yur ass didnt ya lol

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Re: Private or Public Schools?

Post by BigP » Tue May 01, 2018 4:06 pm

brian ross wrote:
BigP wrote:intellect is a genetic lottery as are looks, two intelligent people are more likely to have intelligent kids, as two good looking people are more likely to have good looking kids,
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
If that was the case we would never have evolved as a species lol

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Re: Private or Public Schools?

Post by Neferti » Tue May 01, 2018 4:40 pm

BigP wrote:
brian ross wrote:
BigP wrote:intellect is a genetic lottery as are looks, two intelligent people are more likely to have intelligent kids, as two good looking people are more likely to have good looking kids,
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
If that was the case we would never have evolved as a species lol
Ask Brian about the "missing link". :rofl

Has anybody here had a DNA test? I haven't but my sister has and gave me some "basics" which mean stuff all to me.

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Re: Private or Public Schools?

Post by BigP » Tue May 01, 2018 4:48 pm

Neferti~ wrote:
BigP wrote:
brian ross wrote:
BigP wrote:intellect is a genetic lottery as are looks, two intelligent people are more likely to have intelligent kids, as two good looking people are more likely to have good looking kids,
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
If that was the case we would never have evolved as a species lol
Ask Brian about the "missing link". :rofl

Has anybody here had a DNA test? I haven't but my sister has and gave me some "basics" which mean stuff all to me.
My brother had a test, and his came back with a link to the middle east. around 13% from memory

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Re: Private or Public Schools?

Post by lisa jones » Thu May 03, 2018 6:05 pm

BigP wrote:
brian ross wrote:
BigP wrote:intellect is a genetic lottery as are looks, two intelligent people are more likely to have intelligent kids, as two good looking people are more likely to have good looking kids,
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
Brian you are just plain wrong on this one mate. Pulled that one outta yur ass didnt ya lol
Agreed.

His arse is his source.

As regards the question : private or public schools?

Today?

PRIVATE.

Why?

Our public education system is an uncontrolled mess!
I would rather die than sell my heart and soul to an online forum Anti Christ like you Monk

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Post by Malcolm_hates_your_kids » Thu May 03, 2018 6:12 pm

lisa jones wrote:
BigP wrote:
brian ross wrote:
BigP wrote:intellect is a genetic lottery as are looks, two intelligent people are more likely to have intelligent kids, as two good looking people are more likely to have good looking kids,
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
Brian you are just plain wrong on this one mate. Pulled that one outta yur ass didnt ya lol
Agreed.

His arse is his source.

As regards the question : private or public schools?

Today?

PRIVATE.

Why?

Our public education system is an uncontrolled mess!
..but genius parents don't have genius kids!

IT'S A FACT!
Stop making things worse! :pope

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Re: Private or Public Schools?

Post by BigP » Thu May 03, 2018 6:17 pm

Malcolm_hates_your_kids wrote:
lisa jones wrote:
BigP wrote:
brian ross wrote:
BigP wrote:intellect is a genetic lottery as are looks, two intelligent people are more likely to have intelligent kids, as two good looking people are more likely to have good looking kids,
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
Brian you are just plain wrong on this one mate. Pulled that one outta yur ass didnt ya lol
Agreed.

His arse is his source.

As regards the question : private or public schools?

Today?

PRIVATE.

Why?

Our public education system is an uncontrolled mess!
..but genius parents don't have genius kids!

IT'S A FACT!
You can still be inteligent but poorly educated, Just dont exspect the state to do it for you

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Re: Private or Public Schools?

Post by BigP » Thu May 03, 2018 6:18 pm

Neferti~ wrote:
BigP wrote:
brian ross wrote:
BigP wrote:intellect is a genetic lottery as are looks, two intelligent people are more likely to have intelligent kids, as two good looking people are more likely to have good looking kids,
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
If that was the case we would never have evolved as a species lol
Ask Brian about the "missing link". :rofl

Has anybody here had a DNA test? I haven't but my sister has and gave me some "basics" which mean stuff all to me.

His parents were obviously a couple of clowns :lol:

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Re: Private or Public Schools?

Post by Malcolm_hates_your_kids » Thu May 03, 2018 6:23 pm

BigP wrote:
Malcolm_hates_your_kids wrote:
lisa jones wrote:
BigP wrote:
brian ross wrote:
Unfortunately, not true. "Reversion to the mean" is what Geneticists refer to when they look at how individual Genetics result in kids being more normal than their parents in intelligence/looks. It is why the children of Genius level parents only score average on IQ tests.
Brian you are just plain wrong on this one mate. Pulled that one outta yur ass didnt ya lol
Agreed.

His arse is his source.

As regards the question : private or public schools?

Today?

PRIVATE.

Why?

Our public education system is an uncontrolled mess!
..but genius parents don't have genius kids!

IT'S A FACT!
You can still be inteligent but poorly educated, Just dont exspect the state to do it for you
The private sector depends on educated children. To say other is ignorant of economics and how the world works!
Stop making things worse! :pope

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