Sunday, October 21, 2007

Higher IQ's are for White people

I was once again dumb-founded by the pure racism my EDU 107 (into to education) class teaches. Once again while taking an online quiz, I was presented with yet another race based question.

Q. What is the main criticism against IQ testing?
A. Cultural Biased.

And who do you think IQ tests favor? That's right people, white mid-class males! Apparently, the majority of IQ test questions draws from experiences more common to white middle class people. Lets look at some sample IQ tests taken from random websites online....


Which one of these is least like the four?
Horse
Kangaroo
Goat
Deer
Donkey

Hmmm... do Black people not have the same experience with 4 legged animals as white people?


1 is to 2 as 3 is to
a
b
c
d
e
Do Mexicans not have the same spatial comprehension as white people?


HAND is to Glove as HEAD is to
Hair
Hat
Neck
Earring
Hairpin

And do Indians just have retarded bodies?

I am sorry, to suggest that IQ tests are geared more for white middle class males is frankly an insult to every one's intelligence.

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