Dathouen comments on As Mexican, whites are smarter than me: "When your parents are working 2 jobs each just to keep the lights on, the child has less academic support, which means they can learn less. Learning things in school is an important tool for refining and strengthening your thinking abilities. You don't study algebra to learn algebra, you learn algebra to learn deductive reasoning. You don't study history to learn about the deeds of people, you learn about history to learn what mistakes not to make. You don't study philosophy so you can quote great thinkers, you study philosophy to become a great thinker.
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