While it that is true, I think you'd have to focus on a broader statistic than naming 6 remarkable individuals. I am with someonewrongonthenet in that those who have "cultures" of trying hard and educating well have often come by that culture either through wealth, or through stringent educational processes (check South Korea for that one) that have both benefits and detracting aspects.
I would certainly like to see the numbers on the average education of wealthy people versus poor people on a Global scale, and I would be willing to put money on the idea that those with wealth are more likely to be higher educated. After that, it would merely be a matter of checking on those numbers for which cultures experience a push for education, and see how the curve changes with them. Do the poor in educationally focused cultures perform to the same level as the rich? What about the middle class? It would make for an interesting sample for sure.
yourfavnate3 karma
While it that is true, I think you'd have to focus on a broader statistic than naming 6 remarkable individuals. I am with someonewrongonthenet in that those who have "cultures" of trying hard and educating well have often come by that culture either through wealth, or through stringent educational processes (check South Korea for that one) that have both benefits and detracting aspects.
I would certainly like to see the numbers on the average education of wealthy people versus poor people on a Global scale, and I would be willing to put money on the idea that those with wealth are more likely to be higher educated. After that, it would merely be a matter of checking on those numbers for which cultures experience a push for education, and see how the curve changes with them. Do the poor in educationally focused cultures perform to the same level as the rich? What about the middle class? It would make for an interesting sample for sure.
View HistoryShare Link