Aardvark154 said:
Or rather what it probably showed is that the more intelligent children with better coping skills, had better impulse control and were able to think through the problem better and that this continued through life.
The real lesson "choose your parents wisely."
In all seriousness, we NEED to start testing future adults young.
Keep the tests as accurate as possible, allow for improvement, but we need to start using these kinds of tests for the betterment of society. The benefits are immense:
1) Identifying problem people as early as possible so that steps can be taken to correct them before it becomes too costly or more likely, futile. It will save HUGE resources. No wasting $$ on schooling & social services on those who won't benefit, leaving more to help those who will do well do even better. In extreme cases we will even be able to identify consistently problematic families & remove their impact on society entirely through aggressive means.
2) Helping both parents & the child set realistic expectations for life. No more dull witted talentless people being led to believe they can "be anything they want" & becoming resentful. and the dullards shovels& brooms & set society up so that they are actually proud of what they contribute & others respect them for what they actually are.
Pushy parents who refuse to accept their crotchfruit are anything less than the next messiah would be replaced by parents that realize that people are a product of their parents & the environment the parents provide, and if they can't make top quality, they get what they get & that's it. No blame, just acceptance. If they can't accept it, then maybe they should leave the breeding to superior stock.
3) Such a system would also lead to more people asking for help at an appropriately early time. Parents could be taught what works & what doesn't in parenting & make the very best of what they have. If it is all spelled out up front what to expect as far as consequences, there will be few excuses. Taxpayers would be far happier paying $ to the system if they knew that it would not be wasted on lost causes. Parents could actually find themselves in a situation where they could honestly say that everything reasonable that could have been done was done... eliminating most bitterness. Children in general would benefit from the increased trust & respect their fellow citizens would give them when all the worry of feral bastard children as become a distant memory.
4) Class systems if fairly & consistently applied with a Meritocracy in mind Work, and they work well. Everyone knows they are what they have proven they cn do. No bullshitting, no blme except on the creators of the problem.
5) Our justice systems could be streamlined in a revolutionary manner. A persons Whole life is put on trial. Those tht consistantly contribute to society & judged unlikely to be habitully criminal could be let off with much lighter sentences for even severe mistakes, so long as full reparations cn be mde. Those who are troubled troughout thier lives are judged & given te same chnce. If their life has been nothing but a drain on society, even the most minor of offenses could be fairly considered the last straw, & more permenent steps can be taken to remove their toxic influence. It would save time & conserve tax, penal & social resources. Justice woud also be fast after a short time because there would be far fewer repeat offenders. It5 would lso eliminate a lot of the injustices that mandtory sentencing for offenses cause. They are only there due to the vst hordes of deficient characters out there.
Test them, sort them, prune the dead wood as early as possible
