tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post8780915286010081679..comments2023-10-22T06:15:30.760-04:00Comments on Boomer Musings: Blank Slates and ChildrenDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-25111094152124364952014-10-15T06:17:13.331-04:002014-10-15T06:17:13.331-04:00I think many people mistake "knowledgeable&qu...I think many people mistake "knowledgeable" for smart. having a college degree doesn't make you smart but getting one does say you have discipline and the intelligence to grasp the concepts at least until the testing is done. I think I could have skipped a grade or two easily enough but that wasn't policy when I was in school. I also think that a good memory (like your younger daughter's) is a sign of intelligence.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-69518418697791072302014-10-14T22:24:47.808-04:002014-10-14T22:24:47.808-04:00What is ‘smart’ really? I believe that some peopl...What is ‘smart’ really? I believe that some people are more intelligent than others. At work, some people could grasp problems very quickly and some others had to be told, again and again – slow learners. In a way I also think that people are born gifted or not. For example my younger daughter was so advanced that I had to take her to Georgia State on Saturdays while she was in elementary school and while she was in high school she also went to college – at the same time! And she hardly studied – would read something and would remember it almost verbatim. She is a physician now, specializing in brain diseases.<br />How one is taught as a child makes a difference, but if there is not a great amount of little grey cells – then forget it! I have heard that the biggest difference between people is not culture – it is between people who read, and people who don’t. I think at birth we are born with intelligence, but it is just a start.<br />Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.com