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I am an Aboriginal woman, and my people are hurting : Comments
By Samantha Cooper, published 4/6/2020Reconciliation Week is exhausting at the best of times. Now more than ever, we are bombarded with tidal waves of racism and ignorance.
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LEGO, something more important than simple IQ, is ones inherent attitude and exposure to education. Two grandchildren, boy (13), girl (14) Cook Islander/Maori parents, both parents well educated in professional jobs, encourage education in their children. Girl loves school, does very well, during the 'lock down' volunteered to return to school with a "I can't study at home, I want to be at school" an over achiever. Boy tends to do enough to get by, an under achiever, his teachers lament that he is smart, but just wont apply himself well enough. I don't know their IQ's, but I would not be surprised if the boys was not higher than the girls. In my Maori family I find the girls attitude and desire to be educated far greater than the boys. Why is that, is it female IQ is greater than male IQ, I think not. Joe will tell the same about Aboriginal boys and girls.
BTW, both Joe and Foxy will vouch for my Maori connections.
BBTW, I know this old white bloke with a high IQ, but do think he can learn the Maori language from his wife who was a native language teacher in NZ. High IQ, poor aptitude I suspect.