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Why do we really need a measure of intelligence? What does this grant us aside from giving people yet another cudgel with which to lord over others, and another
by pdntspa 4y ago
Why do we really need a measure of intelligence? What does this grant us aside from giving people yet another cudgel with which to lord over others, and another way for unfortunate people to feel bad about themselves?
When/how is IQ ever used for good? Everyone I have ever talked to about it who talks about others' IQ intends to use those people for their own selfish purposes. And people I've talked to who talk about their own IQ only ever use it to brag, boast, or otherwise elevate themselves. Neither of these are behaviors that should be encouraged.
- candiodari 4y agoWell that's easy: to change education for people based on their abilities. Any specific class can only be educated to the lowest level everyone in the class will support. So you split up classes by IQ, you don't even give more opportunities to the "high-IQ" class. You just split them up. Nothing more. Generally this is not based on actual IQ test results, but on teachers impressions. And they keep "secret" which is the high IQ class. And if a kid is really motivated to be in the better class, change the kid to the other class (and vice-versa) if at all possible. Of course this worked better with 15 kids-per-class than with the current 40 kids-per-class education system. This is doing a lot of good, and has been for decades. Essentially it results in a smarter and more capable society, because people can be educated much closer to the limit of their abilities.