Comments on: The (New) New Einsteins: Roland Fryer

By: Erik Vance

Erik Vance — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:34:00 +0000

Sorry this is late. I didn’t notice there was a question here. Roland is all over the place. You can read a great piece on him in the New York Times from a couple years ago or go to the website for his Harvard institute. For the more scholarly, check out MIT Press Journals and search his name for things like

Understanding the Black-White Test Score Gap in the First Two Years of School

The Causes and Consequences of Distinctively Black Names

An Economic Analysis of Acting White

A Google Scholar search should turn up most of his major works as well – at least through 2007.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:30:00 +0000

Where can we read some of his writings?

By: bre

bre — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:43:00 +0000

It’s not just incentive for the kids, but for their families. Research shows that kids do better in school when their family gets involved in their learning. If mom has a vested interest in Sally’s math grade, everyone benefits.

Kudos to Roland Fryer for stepping into territory that others may deem too controversial.

By: SM

SM — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:14:00 +0000

I’ve read about the money for grades concept and find it very interesting. I think anything that will get kids learning is worth a chance. Most kids are just little blobs that obsorb knowledge easily but some need more encouragement. Once they start though, they are more likely to continue the trend.

By: K.M.

K.M. — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:37:00 +0000

Great article! I love this series.

reCaptcha: Civic hostility

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:36:00 +0000

I think that this sort of analytical research is drastically needed in a society that tiptoes around the topic of race. While he himself is evidence of the foolishness of of any ‘inferior race’ theories, i applaud him for looking at genetics and social behavior as factors in such a self propagating situation. With any luck he wont be crucified by his own race and can figure out a way to help those caught in this cycle.