Someone hasn't read Spearman. Ability in latin and greek is the best predictor for the ability in other subjects. They are heavily g-loaded.
One of my favorite passages from my book 'Spent' (2008)https://twitter.com/robkhenderson/status/1254798514716016640 …
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Very familiar with Spearman, and aware that language learning is heavily g-loaded. Point remains, kinda wish I'd learned Mandarin & Spanish rather than Latin & French, in terms of being able to travel & talk with people.
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Great passage
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Looks, studies have been done on this - only half the value of a college education is in the signalling. The rest is in the learning.
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Those also correlate with conscientiousness.
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heaven forbid you learn Latin for any other reason than the dang IQ test for college.
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