jaylar
I was at the supermarket when a little boy was racing around, making stupid sounds. The woman near me muttered; “Parents should take better control of retarded children.”
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I knew the little boy and his parents. Just an hour ago we were in another store when he told his mother that the gum she was chewing had ‘aspertine’ which was unhealthy.
This was child who would score genius level on an I.Q. test but behaved as if he were, as the woman beside me said; retarded.
His emotional age is about two years old.
He has no life skills, is unaware of the real world, and how to interact.
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He may spend hours on the Internet, often playing mindless games or picking up stray facts, but without a framework he can not fit the facts into a whole.
As ‘I.Q.’ tests are culture biased or require people to think within limitations, they in no way measure ‘life coping’ skills. Nor, real intelligence.
The five year old in the example has no comprehension that his behaviour is unacceptable. He is unaware of the real world. He has no ability to comprehend reality. Other children, with much lower I.Q.s but an awareness of reality, will do far better in life.
Which is why many institutions are no longer putting much weight on the score of a set I.Q. test.
jaylor your all post was very nice
Thank you very much. I hope it was helpful
Thank you very much; I try.
I used to think that I.Q. was all that… but over time I’ve realised it is like testing one’s eye sight or hearing.
Nice post Jaylar.
People in general are increasingly understanding that there are many forms of intelligence in every human being, then of course intellectual intelligence is just one of many others to consider.
And this is recent. For decades it was I.Q. and I.Q alone… and now… people have begun to question… what is Intelligence?
I think almost two decades ago, many people have talked about other types of intelligence after Intellectual Intelligence (IQ) dominates the main criterion of judgment about a person, such as emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, followed by adversity quotient and also multiple intelligence. But the dominance of IQ seems to be long since it is “easier” to measure.
I’ve noticed that too, when, beyond testing one’s ability to do well at school, it has no real value. Streaming is important, esp. having those with high I.Q.s attend schools where only those with similar I.Q.s are admitted.
This does not predict success or life skills only that they do well in academia.
Yes. You are right!