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Originally Posted by graciegirl
The point I was trying to make is that intelligence is fixed. You are born with the same number you die with. Unless you have brain damage. What you learn with the I.Q. that you have been given gives you tools. BUT 100 is average for humans. There are many born and will die with lower and higher I.Q. but that does not mean success or failure in life absolutely. There are many tales of the Valedictorians in large high school classes who do not score success by many standards. If you watch Jeopardy you will see a lot of folks who seem to be permanent students and cab drivers. And the opposite is true. Many people born with handicapping low intelligence are able to find employment and are able to earn a living as our daughter did working at McDonalds. A living that was aided by us with love.
I only say this because knowing how a person scores in many areas is an aid to people who are trying to help bring them to their fullest potential and guard against some of the not successful behaviors that often are connected to being a nerd. Bet you haven't heard that often but believe me, it is true. And we do not have to look far or wait long to see examples of it. Many people with I.Q.s that are very high often have difficulty with socialization and appropriate behavior. If you are a math brain does not guarantee you will have good spatial ability. etc. etc.
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Much of what was said is TRUE. IQ is a measure that can help educators and school advisors give good guidance to students. To be more PRECISE, an IQ test is REALLY a achievement test. There IS some malleability! I would have to quote many gifted studies to prove that. And some small amount of scholars believe that it is fixed at birth.
Then there is the whole nature or nurture question that has been argued over for probably a century. Too deep and worthless to go into.