The trouble with geniuses parts 1 and 2

         For the past few weeks, my Gifted & Talented class has been reading the book Outliers by Malcom Gladwell. The book is about success and the factors that cause it. Everyone loves the rags to riches story, but in the outliers Gladwell theorizes that noone makes their own road, but your environment is what defines your success. For example Canadian hockey players who are born closer to the cut off date in January, February, and March, get more practice because they make the better teams and get more advantages as time goes on.

         We have just read chapters 3 and 4 of the book which is entitled the trouble with geniuses. These two chapters primarily revolved around the importance of IQ. The average IQ is 100. Obviously there is a huge difference between IQs of 70, 100, and 120. The person who's IQ is 120 obviously has a higher chance of winning a nobel prize than someones of 70 or 100. This is where it changes though that same 120 IQ person has thee same chances of winning a nobel prize as a person with an IQ of 180. The chapters also focus on a man, Chris Langan, who has the highest IQ in America. He however didnt have 2 things required for "success" in America. He did not have entitlement or practical intelligence " AKA  social savy"  Chris Langan dropped out of college and had to work as a bouncer.

         I believe Chris Langan is successful because he has a wife, farm, and a relativeley happy life. I don't believe he lived up to his full potential due to lack of practical intelligence and entitlement. I hope Chris Langan's work is accepted as credible by the science community one day.

         I think i will learn not to worry so much about my IQ and focus more onworking hard toward my goals.

Spanish

Hey guys,
            I am in spanish 2 right now and i finished my work so i decided to blog. World language is a great elective, it prepares you for real world situations that are likeley to happen. I personally would like to go to Spain. I want to go to resturants, beaches, and everything i hear is good about Spain. Anyway i can't wait until Gifted class it is my favorite class of the day.


                 Quote of the day: "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" Mohandas Ghandi
Hola chicos,

             Estoy en español 2 en este momento y yo terminé mi trabajo, así que decidí blog. Idiomas del mundo es una gran elección, te prepara para situaciones del mundo real que se likeley a suceder. Personalmente, me gustaría ir a España. Quiero ir a los restaurantes, playas, y todo lo que escucho es buena sobre España. De todos modos no puedo esperar hasta que la clase Dotados es mi clase favorita del día.

Cita del día: "Ojo por ojo deja al mundo ciego" Mohandas Gandhi