At the level of high school and college it is sort of ridiculous to say intelligence has an impact at this level. Those who work hard and have developed better ways of processing information will due better. As one goes farther in the education process and specifically on the cutting edge than I think the difference would lie with natural talent. But it is only at that level. If we all spent a ton of time on homework, we would all would get A's.

I love the last 8 paragraphs of the article about how structure racism allows Asians to walk the hallways without hall passes as opposed to Latino students. Does the writer, Hector Baccerra, believe that walking the hallways without harrassment of having a hall pass allows students to focus on school grades, thus giving Asians an advantage in scholastic achievement?

It is also interesting to note the teacher Mrs. High was more than comfortable expressing dismay at the unfair hallway pass scandal but was quite silent about why Asians do better in school than Latino students.