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Are there multiple stupidities?

by Greg Krehbiel on 15 July 2009

This is interesting.

Not Every Child Is Secretly a Genius

Exposing your kid to “baby Einstein” might not make him into a genius — unless he has “g” — which is some code for smarts.

…many educators have adhered to the social construction of reality — the idea that redefining the way we treat children will redefine their abilities and future successes. … The only problem … There probably is just a single intelligence or capacity to learn, not multiple ones devoted to independent tasks. To varying degrees, some individuals have this capacity, and others do not.

2009-07-15  »  Greg Krehbiel