Nonlinear Psychometric Thresholds for Physics and Mathematics

Cardinal_Fang
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:05:20 +0000

It was accepted that I was on the typing/filing/secretary track even though the humanities teachers at least knew I was pretty smart.



That at least sounds like a gender issue. In the 70s, teachers weren’t imagining that boys would become secretaries, but a girl? Of course she’s no good at math. She can be a secretary and she won’t have to worry her pretty little head about those tricky numbers.

Also I’m sure you’re right that people, even teachers, don’t expect disadvantaged kids to go to college. OTOH every student in the wealthy suburb I grew up in was expected to go to college.

I admire you tremendously for getting past those barriers.