New Posts For Thread: Education numbershttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbersfor the first time ever children whose first language is not English have out performed their native English counterparts in GCSE resultsBlack African pupils on free school meals were more than twice as a likely to gain a grade 9-5 in English and MatBut ultimately because of the successful nature of our society there are more stupid people than clever ones , and it's possible than within a further 100 years there may be no clever people left Well we can already see the evidence for thishttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553439105#553439105But ultimately because of the successful nature of our society there are more stupid people than clever ones , and it's possible than within a further 100 years there may be no clever people left Well we can already see the evidence for thisFri, 26 Jan 2018 18:25:45 -0600also Britain was the world's first industrial nation which meant that people moved from small towns and villages into large cities they no longer married someone from the same village This meant healthier genes , not only making them more intelligenhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553439083#553439083also Britain was the world's first industrial nation which meant that people moved from small towns and villages into large cities they no longer married someone from the same village This meant healthier genes , not only making them more intelligenFri, 26 Jan 2018 18:15:49 -0600Shakespeare for example may not only have been more clever than anyone alive today , but also more human .https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553439057#553439057Shakespeare for example may not only have been more clever than anyone alive today , but also more human .Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:01:45 -0600Will people from some other country in the world become as clever as the British once were ?No , that is unlikely to happenhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553439053#553439053Will people from some other country in the world become as clever as the British once were ?No , that is unlikely to happenFri, 26 Jan 2018 17:59:52 -0600It is because we are paying the price of our own success . British people ( and indeed Europeans ) are becoming less intelligent . We were the most intelligent for a long time .Clever people used to have more children , now they have less .This changhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553439039#553439039It is because we are paying the price of our own success . British people ( and indeed Europeans ) are becoming less intelligent . We were the most intelligent for a long time .Clever people used to have more children , now they have less .This changFri, 26 Jan 2018 17:53:12 -0600they pour money into the inner citieshttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553437637#553437637they pour money into the inner citiesFri, 26 Jan 2018 13:41:32 -0600In addition to English I speak a European language fluently having lived there 5 years - not because I'm clever (although I am also clever).I have passed lots of exams because I made the effort - not because I'm clever (although I am also clever).Seehttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553436153#553436153In addition to English I speak a European language fluently having lived there 5 years - not because I'm clever (although I am also clever).I have passed lots of exams because I made the effort - not because I'm clever (although I am also clever).SeeFri, 26 Jan 2018 09:54:03 -0600Agree. Cultural factors by far the most important imohttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553435745#553435745Agree. Cultural factors by far the most important imoFri, 26 Jan 2018 09:13:06 -0600Exam results also dubious as intelligence tests - they actually test effort.I take it you only speak one language and haven't passed any exams then?https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553435653#553435653Exam results also dubious as intelligence tests - they actually test effort.I take it you only speak one language and haven't passed any exams then?Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:01:14 -0600learning a second language (if you live in the country) is a dubious indicator of intelligence FWIW - immersion just makes it happen. Exam results also dubious as intelligence tests - they actually test effort.These results likely a combo of culturahttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30984463/education-numbers?post_id=553435219#553435219learning a second language (if you live in the country) is a dubious indicator of intelligence FWIW - immersion just makes it happen. Exam results also dubious as intelligence tests - they actually test effort.These results likely a combo of culturaFri, 26 Jan 2018 07:59:54 -0600