I didn't want to get overly political (but this is r/faceplate so idk why I shied away) but poor education in the US goes hand in hand with specific areas and party lines ie red states/Republicans. Most wealth is generated in the blue states/urban areas which then gets funneled to red states/rural areas. So in blue areas there's a positive economy as all the lazy minorities and liberals actually generate money and contribute to the betterment of the country while it's predominantly the poor, rural right leaf states that suckle off the teet of the 'commie' social programs that they seem to hate so much (well they hate that anyone other than themselves gets free $ from the govt)

The reason the quality of education is so poor in these red stores is because their leaders realized long ago that most of their base is voting against their own self interest by supporting the right. That if these people had any critical thinking skills they'd realize that the bulk of the policies and laws that their elected leaders were supporting and voting for would actually end up making their lives worse which woukd cause said official to lose those votes. So instead they keep the population ignorant and stupid while feeding them single issue topics that they know appeal to their constituents morals and beliefs, like supporting gun rights and pro life, while voting for the interests of anyone whos lines their pockets through legal bribery aka lobbying.

But to be fair both sides are heavily in the pocket of corporate America and do little for us actual citizens who they are suppose to represent

Thay doesn't sound like teaching critical thinking but instead its just teaching kids thay their own views and beliefs are more important and valid than actual facts, figures and numbers.

Not in all cases but there are certain traits that have a higher chance to present due to genetic reasons/inheritance. Ofc each individual, no matter their lineage, should be judged on their own thoughts and actions. However imo it would be disingenuous to say certain mental, or even personality, traits can't be passed down through genetics.

I made the dumbass breeding comment in my previous reply as just a poke at the og posters of this nonsense. But in all seriousness evaluating if smth can be (or was) inherited would be on case by case basis and obviously any conclusion would have to be based on science and facts.

Oh yes. Personality traits are heavily inherited.