Is 700k the new 300k? (Haverhill, Amherst: employment, elementary school, salary)

[jayrandom]

Originally Posted by msRB311

Ah perfect timing:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/o...t-success.html

Racist: Asians out there are all good at math and science

Not racist: People in the US of Asian descent perform measurably better on average than groups from other ethnic backgrounds.

Also not racist: Some countries put a greater cultural emphasis on being good at math and science than we do in the US. That translates into greater support for science and math education and greater overall success in those subjects.

[id77]

Originally Posted by jayrandom

It's worth noting that if Massachusetts were its own country that it would rank 9th in Math and 2nd in Science. The education here is very good. My kids have been exposed to fundamental but generally neglected ideas about data and scientific evidence even at the elementary level.

Yes, and a reason MA is such a magnet for the wealth that it is. Even some of the 'average' MA public schools would be top 10 if not number 1 in most other states.

Alas, MA is but one of 50 states, and not one of the big ones at that. Unless much, much more of the US gets in gear, the US as a whole is only going to fall further and further behind.

[Boston Shudra]

Originally Posted by jayrandom

Racist: Asians out there are all good at math and science

Or maybe they just have a "knack" for it!

[msRB311]

They do.

[Wile E. Coyote]

not trying to be racist; but, asians typically have IQ scores 15 points higher than caucasians

[WestieWhitie]

Originally Posted by newenglandgal123

Buying a small place in Worcester to get on the property ladder wouldn't have been a crazy thing to do. You probably would have made a profit even if you sold it in a year or two. I've read more than one article recently that sites Worcester County as being among the most competitive real estate markets in the US in 2022. Home values in Worcester have increased by something like 105% since 2011 and continue to rise!

Exactly - everyone who did that in Boston is now sitting on $400K+ worth of equity and probably a ton of extra savings because their mortgage is half of what the current rent would be.

[WestieWhitie]

Originally Posted by jayrandom

It's worth noting that if Massachusetts were its own country that it would rank 9th in Math and 2nd in Science. The education here is very good. My kids have been exposed to fundamental but generally neglected ideas about data and scientific evidence even at the elementary level.

Depends on the school district - some teach this at elementary school level, others have high schoolers who can barely add and subtract.

[matrix5k]

Originally Posted by WestieWhitie

Exactly - everyone who did that in Boston is now sitting on $400K+ worth of equity and probably a ton of extra savings because their mortgage is half of what the current rent would be.

Damn I wish I knew anything about buying property or investing back then. I had 90k in the bank when I started grad school in 2011. I paid my tuition instead

[Brave Stranger]

Originally Posted by Wile E. Coyote

not trying to be racist; but, asians typically have IQ scores 15 points higher than caucasians

Lol, no. Way off. Asians IQ scores run about 104 and white people run about 100 on average.

Ashkenazi Jews average 115.

[MtPleasantDream]

During WWII, Japan sent college students to be cannon fodder at some point, but STEM students were exempted.

All of the recent three presidents of China studied engineering. Engineers have a higher prestige than lawyers and doctors.