Rol wrote
>
> Replying to LO9278 --
>
> It has been pretty well established that success on IQ tests is not an indicat
or
> of success in college. As a consequence, some liberal arts colleges no longer
> use SATs as filters for applicants. What does this say about their predictive
> ability on other endeavors? Or alternatively, what does it say about colleges
'
> relevanc e to later endeavors? This is probably not the final word, but it
> certainly casts doubt on IQ as a useful measure of 'effectiveness' in other
> tasks.
>
Some thoughts/paradoxes.
I for one could never consider a University education, as I could never sit
still for three hours - it is simply not my way. Maybe it because I am left
handed - ie right-brain/creative - who knows. Yet my IQ tends to go off the
scale when I do these tests :) The only way I can learn such things is to
attempt to find the best books on the topic. This list is an alternative,
as info is often found here before it is published.
In Australia, university education is becoming less public - ie participants
are funding more and more of their studies from loans provided by the
government, which must be paid back once employment is gained. This is now
a new driver in the education system. Students must set different goals on
their education. It is now less aimless, but the potential to study for its
own reward is, to a degree, lost. The "user pays" principle.
The weakness in this concept will potentially manifest itself when the true
altruists of our society, who study for the good of mankind, decide it is
no longer economically viable. The strength is that the free market will
determine what society agrees is good for mankind, by being prepared to pay
for it. I believe these two represent the extremes, and very few students
will fall into either category. The rest will be simply atttempting to survive
in a somewhat hostile environment.
The spirit of the learning organisation can be found in the concept of
collabaration, rather than intelligence, but it took a smart person to
figure that out :)
A friend of mine used to say "Don't let school/uni get in the way of a
good education" :)
Kind regards
Bill R
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