[stylist] public and private schools--intelligence testing

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

one fellow, in the 9th grade, lives in my neighborhood.  I get to 
talk with him sometimes when I'm walking.  he is a poet, does some 
writing, really bright kid.
he came close to failing algebra last semester; he does understand 
the subject as I discuss it with him.  every day's class is 
disrupted, things just don't get done.  very sad.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 10:30 PM 1/5/2009, you wrote:
>Right on, Jim. Especially in middle school, when kids are just thrown
>together because they happen to be the same age the results can be very
>problematic.
>
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>Intelligence testing was frequently abused then Lori.  many  school and
>psych professionals didn't have an appropriate idea of what they were
>testing or how to apply it.  back then, they thought there was total overlap
>between "intelligence" and "the capacity to succeed in school."  only in the
>70's came a realization that some people had high intelligence but couldn't
>function in standard classrooms.
>even today, "intelligence" is a rather vague term and psychologists rarely
>use it as such, preferring to be more specific with "verbal intelligence,"
>"motor-spacial intelligence" etc.
>
>personally I think the greatest difference between  public and private
>schools is the disciplin.  too often, kids who don't care about their
>studies are in classes with studious kids, disrupting the entire class.
>jc
>
>Jim Canaday M.A.
>Lawrence, KS
>
>
>At 06:28 PM 1/5/2009, you wrote:
> >you must not be from New York.
> >The private school I went to was in Baltimore.   After we moved to New York
>I
> >was shifted to public school because no scholarships were available for the
> >private schools there.   Our public school class had between thirty
> >and thirty
> >five students.   It was the opinion of the teacher and other students that
>i
> >was retarded until my intelligence tests came back.   I was a bit
> >confused, and
> >not at the same place mathematically (the public school had learned
> >rote multiplication, and I had not.), and a year younger than my
> >classmates because I
> >skipped a half year of kindergarten, but not retarded.   I was accused by
> >fellow students of cheating on the intelligence tests, which was
> >ridiculous, since if my grade was higher than theirs, I definitely
> >hadn't been copying their papers.
> >School was not much fun for me.   I am largely self educated, despite my BA
> >and various grad credits.
> >Lori
> >
> >In a message dated 1/5/09 2:57:22 PM, fowlers at syix.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > I went to a small public high school. There was plenty of time for
> > > one-on interaction with teachers because teacher-student ratio was
>relatively low.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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