Tag Archives: Intelligence quotient

Adversity as educator?

September 25, 2012 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 10 Comments

Roy A. Ackerman, PhD, EA

Here we go, another nature vs. nurture argument. Why do we succeed? Most folks (lets keep the politicians out of this discussion and limit our considerations to facts) think this is related to our abilities, our cognitive skills. In other words, our ability to detect patterns, to perform analyses (calculations and logic), and to recognize letters and words. And, that we should practice these skills often and early. (It should be clear that we are talking about the intelligence that is manifested on IQ tests).

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Brain

America’s Got Talent? Yes, and it does beat practice…

December 13, 2011 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 15 Comments

We have been deluged recently with books and articles extolling the need to practice, practice, practice. Now, don’t get me wrong- I, too, understand the need for honing one’s craft. But, I am sick and tired of folks neglecting the need to recognize talent.

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Medicine

And the wind, it cries Mary…

December 8, 2011 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

Disturbing research has been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And, it’s not clear to me if this is just true for British youth or not. It seems that those British children with higher IQ’s were more likely to be drug users (amphetamines, marijuana, cocaine, among them.)

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Brain, Business Management

Does your IQ really matter?

May 31, 2011 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 10 Comments

So, are you smart- or just motivated? When I was growing up, my elementary (K-9) school loved to test the heck out of us. I swear that I could have recited the test questions on the Stanford Binet Achievement test by heart, they tested us so often. This IQ test was actually used as a weapon by the school. Oh, no, they would never say that, but it was. You see, our grade was divided into two classes- the smart class and the dumb class. And, to be in the dumb class your IQ had to be 120. The smart class cut-off was a little less stringent, but it was somewhere around 140 or 150. (No, I am not making this up!)

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