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Originally Posted by Lemurion
The thing about so-called "Intelligence Testing" is that only measures your ability to take the tests, nothing more. IQ derives from an attempt to combine varying data points into a single quantifiable factor and there's evidence some of those points may have been the product of falsified data.
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Exactly...I have thought of finishing my PhD in mathematics and teaching somewhere. But, I abhor the whole grading process. When I was in college I knew so many extremely bright fellow students who had all manner of problems memorizing. Education equated memorization with learning. Few instructors actually know how to test the depth of a student's understanding and prefer instead to weed out those who simply require a different approach to learning.
And yes, I am aware colleges & universities offer so-called 'learning centers' but typically those are peer learning folks (as in "gradual students"...er I mean grad students doing the mentoring) some are good at it others, not so much. But in essence those who need a different approach are pushed out for no other reason than they need more attention. This is especially true at large universities/colleges. I spent one semester at UCLA & one at USC and knew almost right away the assembly line education model was not for me. I figured since I was paying out of my own pocket I was danged well going to have a place where the emphasis was on teaching and learning not just keeping the line moving.
I decided on a much smaller well regarded private university which offered significant access to faculty for more then a quick 5-min session because the profs are so over burdened with about 5-million students/semester...
Cost me a fortune but was worth every penny and kept me interested despite the fact the summer weather was typically well over 100F for 10-days at a time and often for as long as 22-days over 105F. And I came from a coastal city with and avg temp around 68F - 73F all summer. Now THAT was a difficult adjustment...thank the gawds that the library had AC...hehehehe...