Forbes.com posted Duncan Greenberg’s article entitled: “A Recipe for Riches” and I’m waiting for his crucifixion by the education establishment in America. Duncan analyzed characteristics of 400 billionaires and reported his admittedly unscientific results. His number one finding was:
“First, a significant percentage of them had parents with a high aptitude for math. The ability to crunch numbers is crucial to becoming a billionaire, and mathematical prowess is hereditary. Some of the most common professions among the parents of Forbes 400 members (for whom we could find the information) were engineer, accountant and small-business owner.”
Mathematical prowess is hereditary? How dare he mention this! Although his research was unscientific, hereditary aptitude is backed by noted researchers; such as, Jensen, Gottfredson, and all the way back to Galton who coined the phrase nature versus nurture. Since Duncan is a business writer maybe he will get a stay of crucifixion for speaking about a topic that is commonly accepted among many people, but vehemently denied by the education establishment and the social justice mongers. Maybe Duncan will be scheduled to pay for reeducation by taking a college educational leadership course where post-modernism can be inculcated in his lexicon, and he can become a more sensitive individual. Or maybe he’s telling it the way it is, and the deniers need to have their thinking liberated into reality; and maybe then the education establishment can truly help children discover their strengths, not focus on weakness, and allow all people to keep more of their hard earned money.
A recent news flash has brought to my attention that Duncan will have to drink hemlock, but I believe he will be better served if his spirit is destroyed in some unique way so that we get a differentiated message.
