I lost any interest in what Malcolm Gladwell has to say about race after he argued that East Asian children have better math skills because their ancestors cultivated rice and not wheat.
The only connection between rice and math listed in that article is that cultivating rice encouraged a stronger work ethic because it is a year-round task.
I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that education has long been a cornerstone of Chinese society, going as far back as standardized tests during the Han dynasty.
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I lost any interest in what Malcolm Gladwell has to say about race after he argued that East Asian children have better math skills because their ancestors cultivated rice and not wheat.
http://www.pressrun.net/weblog/2009/09/outliers-whats-rice-g...
The only connection between rice and math listed in that article is that cultivating rice encouraged a stronger work ethic because it is a year-round task.
I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that education has long been a cornerstone of Chinese society, going as far back as standardized tests during the Han dynasty.