At least for White Europeans. A masive study using genomic info as a predictor of educational achievement showed that genes accounted for only about 11% of the difference in years of education.
The Scientist Mag has a layperson friendly description of the study published in the journal "Nature Genetics". See: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/genes-explain-about-11-percent-of-differences-in-years-of-education-64552 There are links in the article to additional sources. So, I guess this pretty much undermines "g" or single factor theories of intelligence (assuming intelligence drives educational achievement as certain theorists assert). In addition, household income accounts for only 7% of the variance in the differences which some might consider a unexpected low amount. I guess this all goes to show that your genetic ancestry (sorry Galton) nor wealth/poverty are the most important factors in academic acheivemnt, like getting a Ph.D. or other advanced degree. Now, I just hope the results are replicable. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu P.S. To Miguel: don't worry about the tipos. ;-) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=52571 or send a blank email to leave-52571-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
