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Giftedness in children attracts more attention than in adults but in reality intelligence remains stable throughout life. The multiplicity and diversity of neural connections determine intelligence, and with an increase in the quality of these neurons, the brain can grow and develop until advanced age. Dr. Rolade Berthier "Intelligence, Giftedness: Pre-cradle to Post-grave".
I think that IQ tests are very limiting, even educators, who should know "better" pigeon hole students based on IQ tests. And I have seen plenty of people who have high IQ's have more problems functioning than those with lower IQ scores.
Just be yourself, don't let numbers on a test predict your life.
My serious advice is to ignore the entire subject of IQ levels. It doesn't count for squat in the real world. What one can actually do, "street smarts and real performance", is what counts.
A suggestion to the OP - I would advise you to avoid people that raise the topic. They are, in my not humble opinion, too damn dumb to bother talking to. (Sorry for the hanging participle). Show me what you've accomplished or can predictably be expected to be able to do based on education and/or experience --- don't waste my time with IQ numbers. JMNHO.
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All the problems and issues with IQ tests brought up in this thread also apply to standardized exams in general, such as the SAT, or any kind of skill test that ranks you.
In any case, it's scoring a certain set of a person's abilities to answer a test to a single number. And you make of it what you will. Or at least what society will.
That is why I have always disagreed with graduate schools making students take the GRE, it is supposed to "predict" your ability to be successful in grad school...stupid.
I don't hate them. I don't think about them at all. Don't set yourself goals that you can do nothing to achieve. There's so much in life that you can enjoy and can work toward.
Be thankful for your gifts you have, and share them with those less fortunate than you. People don't love you for your mind; they love you (or not) for your acts.
I don't hate them. I don't think about them at all. Don't set yourself goals that you can do nothing to achieve. There's so much in life that you can enjoy and can work toward.
Be thankful for your gifts you have, and share them with those less fortunate than you. People don't love you for your mind; they love you (or not) for your acts.
The immortal Mr. Spock had you in mind when he stated - "...live long and prosper". There is hope for the human race with bipeds such as yourself on our planet.
That is why I have always disagreed with graduate schools making students take the GRE, it is supposed to "predict" your ability to be successful in grad school...stupid.
I'm planning to go to grad school sometime in the future and I agree with you. I just never understood why.
Anyway, thanks. I just thought that being 21 means you are done with the teen pressure but it seems like there's young adult pressure as well.
Thanks all for responding. Just wanted to hear opinions about this.
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Dunno, and maybe it's not a proper comparison. But somehow it always seems strange that we have little difficulty acknowledging the fact that we all have different innate talents, height, athletic ability, health, or even attractiveness.
But bring up the possibility of folks having varying degrees of "intelligence" or a "hi-IQ", and suddenly things can get kinda "uncomfortable", provoking everything from defensive talk of "elitists", and suggesting higher rates of ADD, Aspergers, etc., to "back-handed compliments" about the "less fortunate".
For some reason it doesn't seem to be a subject that we can discuss as easily as some others.
Dunno, and maybe it's not a proper comparison. But somehow it always seems strange that we have little difficulty acknowledging the fact that we all have different innate talents, height, athletic ability, health, or even attractiveness.
But bring up the possibility of folks having varying degrees of "intelligence" or a "hi-IQ", and suddenly things can get kinda "uncomfortable", provoking everything from defensive talk of "elitists", and suggesting higher rates of ADD, Aspergers, etc., to "back-handed compliments" about the "less fortunate".
For some reason it doesn't seem to be a subject that we can discuss as easily as some others.
That's because people take it as meaning more than it does. High IQ alone means nothing. There are janitors out there who can score 140 on an IQ test. It's not what you have, it's what you do with it and, I suspect, people think they're required to do more with it if the number is high and they think they are limited if the number is low when reality is, things like effort have a lot to do with success too. IQ gets more attention than it should. It's only one piece of the puzzle.
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