-=> Quoting Sondra Ball to Jim Casto <=-
SB> But only part. And, also, there are different types of learning. IQ
SB> tests are supposed to measure the ability to learn academic type
SB> material.
Then why would one be required to demonstrate their lack of artistic ability
by drawing a horse?
SB> It does not measure the ability to learn to understand
SB> human emotions, which may actually have greater survival value in the
SB> long run.
I have seen a lot of people survive in the workforce on human emotions.
SB> Sometimes schizophrenic people have an astonishing high ability to
SB> learn academic material.
Isn't there a fine line between "genius" and "insanity"?
JC> SB> Actually, I'm not convinced that the average American is middle and
> SB> upper class anymore;
SB> I guess that's true in the suburban areas around here. But most of
SB> the residential sections of the cities I know in eastern Pennsylvania,
SB> southern New Jersey, and northern Delaware are in the "not so good"
SB> category.
Now we're down to your perception of "not so good" as opposed to mine.
Jim
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