Thursday, March 1, 2012

Sem 2 Week 5 Why is it important to define and debate our understanding of intelligence and its origins? How does this relate to you?

People always questioned intelligence and always debated on what is intelligence.  We often feel the comfort in tell other people that they are smart because they get good grades and know the answer to ever single question.  However, there is more than intelligence than just getting the grade.  There are other intelligence out there, such as musical talent and being artistic.  Some people may be more street smart, but some people can be book smart.  I think it is important to define and debate our understanding of intelligence and its origin because it will help us determine what is truly intelligence and how to determine what true intelligence is.  If we can determine intelligence, we can improve ourselves in intelligence.  Even now, we cannot define intelligence.  If through genetics, we can determine whether intelligence is nurture or nature, we can truly understand who is truly intelligence and whether education is truly needed to create an intelligent person.
This related to me because by defining intelligence, we can improve our education to get the max out of it.  I feel like we will learn faster if we grasp the essence of whether intelligence will increase if education exist.  Perhaps, intelligence is purely nature, and education cannot help us later in life.  By defining intelligence, schools can be more effective and education will improve.  

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