Intelligence and LO LO9541

Hal Steinbeigle (hals@unm.edu)
Tue, 27 Aug 1996 21:55:12 -0600 (MDT)

Replying to LO9477 --

Replying to LO9477

On Mon, 26 Aug 1996, Ben Compton wrote:
>
> Don't you think that the fact that one would recognize the importance of these skills
> or competency is a sign of intelligence? Would someone with a low IQ ever have a
> passion for learning? Would they value mentoring?
>
> I think what you're describing emerges from the intelligence of the person.

If you refer to only IQ, then I disagree. If however, you refer to
intelligence as conceived by Gardner, then I agree. The attributes
described do spring from the intelligence of the person.

Elsewhere on this thread someone mentioned 120 as a minimum IQ for an ideal
LO employee. This seems impracticle and dangerous. The underclass
would no longer be defined by race, sex, or religion, but by intellect.
Are there enough high IQ people out there to keep a large organization
going?

I believe that the promise of the LO, is that it can create of average
intellects a community of learners. Why can't a low or average IQ person
have a passion for learning or value mentoring? Remember, "In Search of
Excellence," defined a successful organization as one that achieved
extraordinary results with ordinary people. I believe that is still true.

Hal Steinbeigle
University of New Mexico
hals@unm.edu

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Hal Steinbeigle <hals@unm.edu>

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