Does this sound bitter to anyone? One of the other commentors is right - it doesn't cite any proof for its argument, much less anything that detracts from the opposition.
And who doesn't know people who don't seem traditionally intelligent in the academic things that, as the author suggest, give "success" -- but who are extraordinarily graceful, skilled athletes, great with their hands, can fix anything, or always know the perfect gift and the way to make anyone smile and feel good?
Those people are a good case for "multiple intelligences" and granting them that acknowledgement isn't just High IQ Guilt. Not paying attention to those different, seemingly natural abilities is to be blind.
It just seems that certain academics are extremely uncomfortable because it's not as easily measured. (Why is IQ measurable? Why, because there's a test for it!)
And who doesn't know people who don't seem traditionally intelligent in the academic things that, as the author suggest, give "success" -- but who are extraordinarily graceful, skilled athletes, great with their hands, can fix anything, or always know the perfect gift and the way to make anyone smile and feel good?
Those people are a good case for "multiple intelligences" and granting them that acknowledgement isn't just High IQ Guilt. Not paying attention to those different, seemingly natural abilities is to be blind.
It just seems that certain academics are extremely uncomfortable because it's not as easily measured. (Why is IQ measurable? Why, because there's a test for it!)