Mike Lorrey wrote,
> Well, I have a little bit to add on that: I have an IQ of 160, as many
> IQ tests will attest, yet the school counselors told my parents that my
> IQ was only 125. I've heard similar stories from many other people who
> are geniuses, and it's my opinion that the old "IQ of 125" is one of
> those little scams that the teaching establishment does to eliminate
> special treatment of genius kids.
Actually, IQ tests vary radically in the scores they give out. That's one
of the problems with them. Mensa got around this problem by specifying that
one had to score above 99% of other applicants. They have a table of which
IQ scores on which tests will qualify. I believe the minimum acceptable
score ranged 30-40 IQ points depending on which test was taken. Another
problem with IQ tests is that taking the same test repeatedly gives
radically different scores from day to day. The tests don't even predict
future scores within a 10% error of margin. If anyone wants to pass an IQ
test, just try again or try a different one.
-- Harvey Newstrom <http://HarveyNewstrom.com> <http://Newstaff.com>
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