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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
If IQ tests are going to deny some people from attending college, then it is wrong. I think that everyone can and should get a college degree. It's easy peasy and will be a lifetime asset. I have worked with some very low IQ people who had college degrees, and made hugh salaries just because of the degree.
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I think I disagree. That is a little simplistic. There are degrees and there are degrees. People may be skilled in language and not in math. Some may be good in science but not at teaching. Some may simply not be good in college. I don't think that you mean "some very low IQ people" because that would mean an IQ of 70 or less. As I say, we are not born equal, but we are all born valuable and we all have limits to abilities.
I.Q. tests would not deny someone entrance to college. It isn't used as a screening test for entrance to anything. It shows the areas of strength and weakness in a persons ability to think, solve, reason, access. compare and learn.
In Austria, only the upper portion of the class scholastically are allowed to go to college and it is paid for by the government.
I keep thinking we are doing it wrong here. Too many people live off their student loans and never really learn much.. They keep getting money whether they do well or not. I think that sometimes we encourage people to scam the system when it comes to education.