Why does the report single out averages?
What is the TOP score by a minority? Black, American Indian or Samoan?
If the top minority score is near perfect, then the problem is identifying those who are not likely to succeed. The top score will almost certainly succeed.
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My Dad took the ACT at the end of the Vietnam War. In his 50’s, Mom had just passed and he was working two jobs while raising the last three kids.
So no studying or prepping for the exam.
And he had the first perfect score that the university had ever seen. One of only a couple that year, in the whole country.
So is it the education, the environment or the man himself that made him so great?
And here we are worrying about the bottom end of the scale?
Well, make them lawyers. Better than making them engineers.
Although I guess it is already here ... Passing the PE exam isn’t as difficult as it used to be, based on bridge building examples from across the country.
Some people are naturally more intelligent. Others may have the brain power at birth, but poor nutrition, poor health, abuse, a chaotic life, and garbage schools can seriously impact their future prospects and success path.
I’m seeing it among my children’s friends. Smart young people with parents that never prepared them for the path or told them how to get there. After they graduated high school, they got tossed out with no plans.
Lazy parenting.
Meanwhile, my eldest graduates with his Bachelor’s degree in 2 weeks, the middle child is working on his, and the youngest is researching colleges while still in high school.
We told all our kids we would cover their Associate’s degree; they had to fund the rest. They didn’t slack or live on campus to control costs and maintain scholarships.