Mr. Gladwell-
Thank you for sharing your ideas on “The Trouble with Geniuses”. I found your argument that genius or intellect itself is not enough to be successful intriguing.
The comparison you used on page 80 of Outliers between IQ and a basketball player’s height, illustrates that intelligence just as height, will only get you so far. Consistent with height only proving so helpful to a basketball player, IQ plays a single, yet ample advantage to genius. Despite these advantages, height does not guarantee a seat in the Basketball Hall of Fame just as an above average IQ will not win you a Nobel Prize. Additional factors still need to be present for success to be achieved.
Being “gifted” in certain aspects, whether it be height or intellect
In the exposition of the book, The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable, they introduced the main characters Pep and Coke McDonald. Pep and Coke are 12 year old twins. Coke is a boy he is the oldest of the two. Pep is a girl she was a surprise. The McDonalds thought that they were having one kid, but it turned out that they were having twins. There parents are Bridget and Benjamin McDonald. There are also Bones, Mya, and Mrs. Higgins.The setting was also introduced, there was lots of setting, the started off in San Francisco and ended in Washington, DC. The problem of the story was introduced to, the problem was that some guys with bowler hats and their health teacher Mrs.Higgins was trying to kill them. The other problem was they had to stop a terror attack from happening in Minnesota, where the biggest ball of twine was.
Does the amount of schooling measure a person’s intelligence level? The essay “Blue Collar Brilliance” written by Mike Rose, argue that the intelligent a person has should not be measure under the amount of schooling, using the example of his uncle, who did not get a formal education, become the head of general motor. As for this, Rose suggest that education should be taken as priority. I agree with Rose point of view because the one who get formal education do not symbolize success. In older generation, many people could not afford the tuition, however they can also succeed. In the other word, having formal education does not grantee us a successful future.
Is it better to be book smart or street smart? Is it better to be happy and stable or unhappy and ‘rich’? Blue-collar jobs require you to learn skills that college cannot teach you; Rose points this out in his essay, stating: “It was like schooling, where you’re constantly learning” (277). In the essay “Blue Collar Brilliance” written by Mike Rose, he talks about how his mother worked as a waitress and how his uncle Joe dropped out of high school, eventually got a job working on the assembly line for General Motors and was then moved up to supervisor of the paint and body section. Rose suggests that intelligence is not represented by the amount of schooling someone has or the type of job they work. In this essay I will be explaining why Rose
His anecdotes presented in the article are appropriate in terms of his subject and claims. The author responds back to the naysayers by saying that people only look at the test scores earned in school, but not the actual talent. He says, “Our culture- in Cartesian fashion- separates the body from the mind, so that, for example we assume that the use of tool does not involve abstraction. We reinforce this notion by defining intelligence solely on grades in school and number on IQ tests. And we employ social biases pertaining to a person’s place on the occupational ladder” (279). The author says that instead of looking at people’s talent we judge them by their grades in school or their IQ score, and we also employ them based on these numbers. People learn more each time they perform a task. He talks about blue collared individuals developing multi-tasking and creativity skills as they perform the task they are asked to
Sean Blanda’s, “The Other Side Is Not Dumb”, uses cultural examples concerning the younger American generation involving, the medias influence and peer pressure vs the actual facts and proof, involved while forming a personal opinion. The author emphasizes how the effects of pressure from our surroundings, such as: friends, media, and more, adjust our view of political and social subjects. He includes multiple cases of where your own ignorance can hinder your learning and interaction with others. If you continue to have a negative outlook on people who disagree with you, you’ll never be able to consider yourself a curious person and participate in social media. “We cannot consider ourselves “empathetic” only to turn around and belittle those that don’t agree with us.”- Mr. Blanda
In “ Blue Collar Brilliance” Mike Rose argues that intelligences can’t be measured by the education we received in school but how we learn them in our everyday lives. He talks about his life growing up and watching his mother waitressing at a restaurant. He described her orders perfectly by who got what, how long each dish takes to make, and how she could read her customers. He also talks about his uncles working at the General Motors factory and showed the amount of intelligence that was need to work at the factory. Rose goes on talking about the different types of blue-collar and how he came up with the idea that a person has skills that takes a lot of mind power to achieve.
During the time period of 1920-1940, many American stories were written. This was a time in American history that is known as the Harlem Renaissance. At the time of the Harlem Renaissance, authors wrote on different things. However, the main focuses of author’s writings were mainly based on the African American culture. Writings from Ralph Ellison, and Langston Hughes demonstrated these works within their writings. Their writings also created a theme of disillusionment, and how belief and frustration, only lead to disappointment. As a result of the Harlem Renaissance, a theme of disillusionment of man was created in American literary history, through the authors’ writings of American literature.
It is a commonly supposed that geniuses are able to produce their masterpieces because they are geniuses - because they do not act according to the customary social expectations of “average” human beings. They ...
This essay reflects the issues presented in Gladwell 's "The Trouble with Geniuses" parts 1 and 2. You will hear what I believe was Gladwell 's purpose for writing both parts of "The Trouble with Geniuses," who I believe his audience is, and the approaches he takes to address us as readers. This essay will follow with what is the argument behind "Geniuses," how Gladwell contextualizes his arguments, what contextual perspective did Gladwell take for both chapters, and why I agree with Gladwell 's idea of using such individuals with these wonderful gifted abilities to help others who may struggle with the issues that may come along with being a "Genius."
After reading the article, “The Myth of ‘I’m Bad at Math’” I began to think about my past learning experiences and realized that my opinions on this subject have changed drastically over the years. For the most part, I felt like this article made a lot of good points, especially considering my own experience with believing in incremental vs. fixed intelligence. Basically from the beginning of my schooling I was taught to think that some kids were just smarter than others, and that that couldn’t necessarily be changed. I think this had a lot to do with the fact that I was considered a “smart” kid: I caught onto most learning concepts easily, so people told me that I was “smarter” than other kids. If I had been a child who learned a different way, I think that I would have been taught to believe in the incremental model of intelligence very early on as to not discourage me from growing as a learner (which was exactly what teaching kids that
...ciety it sometimes takes more than traditional "intelligence" to excel. Athletes are a prime example of well paid admired individuals who are not usually the smartest people in the world. You no longer have to score well on your SAT's or IQ tests to be a successful person. To get into an Ivy League school today you not only have to score well to average on your graduation test to be accepted, you must also take part in extra curricular activities and have a good GPA. Intelligence today is not solely based upon what you know but what abilities and unique talents you possess. While Spearman's theory was ground breaking it is no longer relevant today because you may be terrible at one thing like taking tests but you may also be great at another thing like dancing or writing music. Both of these things require some degree of intelligence in order to perform them properly.
The education system has been a controversial issue among educators. Requirements of school do not let students choose what they want to study for their future. It’s a big issue to force students to study specific curriculums, which don’t help them improve, and what they like to create. Educators choose a general system of education for all students based on general knowledge. Intelligent or genius students have to be in that system of education, which doesn’t let them improve their creativity.
Most people say being stupid will lead no where. They claim that it is the worst possible condition in which to spend one's life, and if possible, it should be completely avoided. They would even suggest if the symptoms of stupidity are caught in the early stages, it could easily be treated by a surgeon. Yet, perhaps if people took a closer look at some of the advantages stupidity had to offer, they wouldn't have such a negative attitude toward it. After reading this paper, one will understand the advantages of stupidity along the lines of work ethic and even how their minds work. I will also show you that they have a large amount of free time and how they are forever ingrained in the minds of the more intelligent.
How does a dictionary impart meaning in your life? Besides giving you the literal definition of life, a dictionary can’t relate to you in any way. The Professor and The Madman provides a way for you to actually relate to the topic at hand. Using the lives of the people who wrote the Oxford English Dictionary, the book manages to relate to you on a more personal level. I never thought anything of a dictionary, never imagined who wrote it; the dictionary was just there. This book made me think a lot more about why and how everyday objects were invented; how did everything around me come to be? Learning about the doctors who wrote the OED’s childhood, problems, and achievements leaves you with a much deeper appreciation for the dictionary. Hearing
“Action is the real measure of intelligence”- Napoleon Hill. No matter the position in which the person stands they will always be possibilities to gain knowledge. In many cases, people do not have the opportunity to go to a College thus having to get a Manual labor job, but in many cases, they are not acknowledged as having the ability to receive intelligence because they are not going to a college and having to go to a workplace. Reality their potential can be much higher than expected because in the blue collar work place they can learn something new that may never be taught at a four-year Institution. The worker with the simple fact of working can receive knowledge and those increases your intelligence level. It may be different compared to the knowledge a student may receive but at the end of the day it is knowledge conceived in their current position. Knowledge is the universal meaning that anyone or anything can learn something, just takes time and the will to make a reality. I myself have witnessed that one can actually learn and receive knowledge at a workplace. In my current position I work as a dishwasher and it has taught me that by hard work and dedication one can learn to reach one 's goals by working hard. Just because you work in a blue collar job does not mean your intelligence levels are low, but it 's It 's more an opportunity to mature and gain knowledge and experience for further struggles.