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I have 89 and 90 year-old in-laws who are still living independently. Their lives are dull, boring, and extremely limited in possibilities due to their age and old bodies. They are bored and unhappy with their decreased mobility and senses.
Why do people wish to live that long? Why do we wring our hands over death rates that still have us alive in our eighties?
We can’t even get our parents to drink full fat milk. They’re so health-obsessed that eating holds no pleasure whatsoever. Why be alive at 89 or 90 if you can’t enjoy life, and feel depressed most days?
No ... I’m all for skidding into home plate with a ridiculously used-up and wiped out body. Even if that means *gasp* dying at 78 versus 85.
During the 1990's Oklahoma was the only state in which the life expectancy went down, instead of up, so life expectancy going down can go further back than 2014.
Because they are the least educated group in terms of college education attainment. So having 26% of your population being black will impact any measure regarding education.
Because they are the least educated group in terms of college education attainment. So having 26% of your population being black will impact any measure regarding education.
Actually, you are wrong. Blacks have marginally lower college participation rates than whites, and both have significantly less than Asians.
So, why did you have to make the comment? Was there another message you wanted to send?
Because they are the least educated group in terms of college education attainment. So having 26% of your population being black will impact any measure regarding education.
That could be part of it. But living next door in Georgia, it isn't the only part. I know enough about Alabama to understand that said state is a bit behind. If we compare White populations between Massachusetts and Alabama, Alabama's White population is less educated relative to Massachusetts' White population. Two different states with divergent histories. Massachusetts is home to the country's first public school. It's home to respected institutions like MIT and Harvard. A lion's share of Alabama's population, both Black and White, was illiterate until the early 20th century.
And this isn't just an industrial vs agricultural issue. Iowa is well known for its agricultural economy. It has long ranked better in education than most places in the South. Iowa was traditionally agricultural. So was Alabama. Alabama's agriculture has long been a plantation society, which continued long after slavery ended. Iowa, far different. No plantations, just private farms. Iowa invested in education.
Now, as for Georgia, Blacks in Georgia tend to be much better educated compared to Alabama. Look no further than Atlanta. Let's just say Georgia isn't Alabama in several aspects.
That is college enrollment, means nothing in terms of educational attainment. Do you often jsut toos stats not relevant to the subject?
Here is a link to a 2015 stat for degree attainment. As you will see, blacks are over 10% less than whites, which gets back to my point; a state that has a large percent of blacks as its population, will trend lower in education. You are the one who started this with your comparing Massachusetts to Alabama in regards to education.
"The racial achievement gap in the United States[1] refers to the educational disparities between various ethnic groups. It manifests itself in a variety of ways: among students, blacks and Hispanics are more likely to receive lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while whites score lower than Asian Americans.[2]"
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