Math ability *is* substantially innatehttps://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/866674526490288128 …
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Heritability does not mean innate!
@SilverVVulpes gets this
No need to be autistic about words. Word is imprecise, but you don't have to read it in the worst possible way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity … :)
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Kiddo did you even read the quote from Thomas in the screenshot?
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Is anyone seriously arguing we are born knowing calculus, trig, etc? Certainly not what I was trying to say
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You should talk to people struggling in math courses. People think that some can just understand a theorem on one pass & others never will
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I think there is some truth in both positions frankly. Some overly dismissive of role of effort/practice; others fail to recognize that+
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genetics matter quite a lot still.
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Heritability doesn't tell you why tho. Y chromosome has long had an income premium associated, doesn't mean men are innately better @ income
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I wasn't addressing gender gaps there.
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That isn't my point.
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