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From: pete@hao.UUCP (Pete Reppert)
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Subject: I.Q. - no such thing
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Date: Wed, 26-Mar-86 11:30:28 EST
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  I.Q. tests do not measure intelligence. Steven J. Gould's
_The Mismeasure of Man_ dealt the whole notion a T.K.O., but un-
fortunately it is ingrained in our educational system and ap-
parently the popular opinion as well. Some excellent criticism of
standardized testing has surfaced as well. I am not saying some
people are not more intelligent than others, it is just that I.Q.
and other tests are used to tag individuals and set people back.
It is basically a negative system. Because you have been properly
boxed and labelled as an egghead, you find that you cannot relate 
to 'normal' people. This is necessary to keep the system going.
 I am also not saying intelligence can't be measured. First we must
produce a definition that encompasses more of what the mind can do.
 It seems paradoxical to say that your intellect prevents you from
having friends and mixing in. If you're so smart, why can't you 
figure out a way to get along like the 300 million other, less
cerebrally endowed humans around you seem to be able to? Let go!
Get real! And please catch up with contemporary thought.

-- 
 Pete Reppert
 HAO/NCAR
 PO BOX 3000
 Boulder, Colorado 80307