Working class has lower IQ

Gedanken SG

Ha! What a sham! Charlton writes about social class not being an absolute measure, but conveniently glosses over the fact that IQ is by definition a relative score. He's arguing for tightening the screws on the stern while the bow could be leaking like a sieve. Given that different tests produce different scores for each person, it's very foolish of him to take IQ scores as a self-evident fulcrum upon which to base the rest of his argument. Guess he doesn't have a very high IQ.

kilua SG

IQ scores aside, i would think its getting harder for working class to to climb the social ladder in Singapore.

Academic performance is increasingly dependent on the "army of tutors" a student has.Being born in a high social class gives advantage to resources available for private instruction.

I remembered years back NUS produced a study to show private tuition had no effect on improving school grades. But is it a case of seeing what they want to see - IQ is the dominant factor affecting grades and family background gives little advantage in academic performance.

If the study could select only

i)competent teachers and

ii) motivated students

rather than a general sample, would the conclusion be the same?

After all

i)competent teachers and

ii) unmotivated students

i)incompetent teachers and

ii) motivated students

produce little effect on improving the grades of the student.

domonkassyu SG

Most Singaporeans act dumb, according to my observations. They don't know this and that. "I don't know" their favourite phrase.

correction..most singaporeans are dumb. they dont need to act..they are natural talents at it. why are we singaporeans so dumb??MOE policies made us unthinking exams machines...

Evangel SG

What is all the hype about IQ? Still living in the industralised age huh? Now people talk about FQ already. Financial Intelligence.

So what if you are very smart and earns the same as your average Joe collegue? Sia suay right? Hahaha... Jokes aside.

Sometimes we humans are really dumb asses. 24hrs a day nothing to do like to measure this and that.

Jezmeister SG

Surely FQ would stand for Financial Quotient and thus your abbreviation should really be FI? IQ = Intelligence Quotient

ANGMOKIO SG

POMMIEs are so full of themselves.

balance_else_complacent SG

To the TS,

I think you need not be entirely wrong.

The key is Relativity.

Lower IQ does not mean No or Low IQ.

Lower can be extremely high but Less high than the higher IQ.

Thus, it is true to say that working class generally is because the insufficient IQ to be the Boss of a successful business resulting in , after cracking their heads , also no can find ways to come out of this viscious cycle of working for the boss so as to ensure family gets to stay alive with the salary he can earn.

At the top of the pyramid, the higher IQ ones no need to slog like hell. They just make others slog for him. Not much slogging for these. They have money to get away with things.

without money can you afford leegirl service of the bestest kind in a world where everyone is animal farm? So, if you a boss of profitable business, can afford this and get ahead in society. Thus the rich get richer while cost of living continues to escalate from already unbearably high level of cost and no end in sight and retirement seems like working in KFFC and MCcDonoldz.

Panache1976 SG

Entry should be based on your A-levels - pure and simple. The University is an academic institution and entry should be based purely on academic merits, rich or poor, high IQ or low IQ. Lower IQ people can still work harder and score well in A-levels. Why all this fuss?

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