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oneofthesarahs
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Location: Sacheon City
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I've met smart English teachers here, I've met stupid English teachers here. But honestly, I don't think IQ really has that much to do with teaching ability. Obviously you have to posess a certain level of intelligence, but a lot of teaching has more to do with compassion and creativity than IQ points.
For example, my best friend from high school is an elementary school teacher in the United States. All through high school and college, I was always a straight A student, and I tend to score around 145ish on most real IQ tests. She was a B/C student, and IQ tests baffled her. But I would say that in sheer teaching ability, we are about on the same level. The fact that she didn't do as well in college as me doesn't make her a worse teacher than me. |
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blynch
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: UCLA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:24 am Post subject: |
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albert einstein liked the quote from ralph waldo emerson "God doesn't play with dice". the understanding expressed in this saying is that the universe is orderly. life itself is orderly. at the deepest level we dont have a life or a universe where some parts are warring against other parts. in the universe certain truths are always operative and in harmony. we learn those truths through math & science. a true understanding of the universe is purely intellectual. its wisdom from the very center of your being, who u really are.  |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| blynch wrote: |
| albert einstein liked the quote from ralph waldo emerson "God doesn't play with dice". |
Einstein quoted this when talking about quantum mechanics, which he thought a load of cobblers.
Hawking responded, "Not only does god throw dice, sometimes he throws them where you cant see them."*
*quote may not be accurate, memory is a little, .... something or other.
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blynch
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: UCLA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:53 am Post subject: |
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Hawking responded, "Not only does god throw dice, sometimes he throws them where you cant see them."
thats so true when it comes to quantum mechanics and hawkings black hole theory (based on his quantum mechanical approach)... nothing is predictable.
bonne nuit... |
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happeningthang
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:54 am Post subject: |
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As someone oughta have said, Intelligence is a quarter what you've learned, a third how you learn it and a fifth instinct, the rest w.h.y. Or something like that.
So, while it can be said that one just KNOWS who is smart by being around such - though it's easy to be fooled at first - those who yap loudly are rarely the wisest (braggarts never are); effort overcomes native deficiencies.
"I am not smart, I just know a lot." makes sense in a way that "I am not intelligent, I just know a lot" doesn't. Or does it? These days the operative phrase is "I'm intelligent but I just don't know much about that." That just sounds stupid to me, but I'm old fashioned about such things. |
I have to agree with what's been said here, effort will make up for any deficiencies. But it's an IQ test that's supposed to determine your "native deficiencies", or lack of.
This "IQ test", which I quickly gave up on, is all about prior knowledge. If you've made the effort in this area, more power to you, you'll probably do well. If you're like me, and put your energies into other subjects, then all this test will show is that fact. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:30 am Post subject: |
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| blynch wrote: |
Hawking responded, "Not only does god throw dice, sometimes he throws them where you cant see them."
thats so true when it comes to quantum mechanics and hawkings black hole theory (based on his quantum mechanical approach)... nothing is predictable.
bonne nuit... |
it's kind of sad watching you try to impress us with your intellect. do you really care what we think so much? |
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PimpofKorea
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Location: Dealing in high quality imported English
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:34 am Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| blynch wrote: |
Hawking responded, "Not only does god throw dice, sometimes he throws them where you cant see them."
thats so true when it comes to quantum mechanics and hawkings black hole theory (based on his quantum mechanical approach)... nothing is predictable.
bonne nuit... |
it's kind of sad watching you try to impress us with your intellect. do you really care what we think so much? |
It's even sadder because if even if the person has the intellect....they are wasting it away saying "I like Ice-Cream...do you like Ice-cream?" to a bunch of 10 year olds. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:55 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
"I am not smart, I just know a lot." makes sense in a way that "I am not intelligent, I just know a lot" doesn't. Or does it? |
I hope it makes sense in a way that your post doesn't. Honestly, I'm not sure what you're trying to say. |
That he's smarter than you.
I think them's fighting words. You should counter with a sonnet. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:10 am Post subject: |
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| edit -- oops. |
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hubba bubba
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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This has nothing to do with iQ.
BTW, genius, how many grammatical errors can you find in this:
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd put it at about 105, actually. BTW, Internet IQ tests are by nature inflated to flatter the test subject and make him want to purchase an analysis. |
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kimchi story
Joined: 23 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Here's the real English-teacher-in-Korea IQ test.
My native tongue is English, and my contract says I am a 'Native English Teacher'. Yet, I am a foreigner teaching English in Korea.
Does that make for a foreign English teacher or a native English teacher? |
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freethought
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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actually, having a genius IQ is normally an hindrance to teaching and communicating effectively to those that do not. The way information is processed and stored in the brain is far different, as are brain functions/patterns used in basic communications.
My guess is that if you wanted to find a 'good' english teacher an IQ somewhere in the neighbourhood of 105-115 and an extroverted and warm personality would make for a far more effective teacher. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| This thread needs one more person pointing out blynch's intentional grammatical errors. Who's next? |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Since I never really studied science, I have no clue to most of those questions. I majored in English, and studied Fine Arts as well. I |
Yep, I am Arts student too. I have no idea what the answers to those questions are or what some of them mean 
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