Finally, the nature-nurture debate has been reduced to a simple but
comprehensive explanation. Based in part on the latest discoveries
of how our brains work, this provocative synthesis broadens our
understanding of what we mean by "intelligence" and relegates the
role of human nature, personality, and genetic determinism to the
back burner. Discover why all people of all races are truly equal,
possess comparable capabilities, and should be accorded equal
opportunity, equal nurturing, and equal respect. "A refreshing new
look at our children's needs that points to a new understanding of
how children develop, spells out how schools and parents can
cultivate the full potential of our children, makes many
established educational policies obsolete-and bares the grim future
in store for us, and America, if we fail to act quickly" The author
makes the case for a fuller awareness of what constitutes human
capability, the source of genius, the essential role of pragmatic
thinking, and the limitations of abstract thought. * Discover why
IQ and SAT tests fail to measure a child's real potential. * Learn
the weaknesses of those assumed to be "the best and brightest." *
Read about all the other competencies that are more important than
mere memorization and arithmetic skills. * Find out how the
abstract thinking of our elites in Washington, academia, and Wall
Street are crippling America's future. FROM THE INTRODUCTION:
"Wasted Genius is one of the first serious attempts to define all
the various capabilities that define a mature adult. It establishes
that characteristics such as persistence, imagination, and
emotional restraint are no less important than IQ (and probably
more important). Placing IQ and EQ alongside the other equally
important personal characteristics that make an adult successful,
contented, and complete, Bill Greene has come up with a much more
meaningful scale for intelligence, which he calls Total Competency
Quotient (TCQ). Kathleen J. Wikstrom, President Center for
Libertarian Thought, Inc. From the Author: The scholars that
idolize Darwin's theories are motivated primarily by a love affair
with their own God-given brains. They perpetuate the mistaken
notion that a high IQ marks them as superior beings, and that the
rest of mankind are barely above brute animal species, constantly
directed by base animal instincts, and in need of regulation by
their superiors. However IQ is merely inherited, like wealth and
aristocratic titles, and should never be a basis for conceit.
Recent science shows that IQ is not even all that significant in
successful decison-making, and may rank behind other aptitudes
including self-restraint, emotional balance, initiative, and
self-reliance. What's more, such qualities originate and are
controlled by the brain just as much as the memorization and
mathematical quickness associated with good school grades. Such
personal strengths as Patience and Fortitude rank just as high as
IQ, and they all can be learned, practiced, and developed. "Free
Will" is uniquely human, an almost Divine Endowment that trumps the
genetic determinists' position. The proof is constantly on view,
much to the intellectual elite's dismay, as "ordinary" people from
the bottom keep rising up and out-performing the so-called "best
and brightest." We must all join together to encourage more to do
the same so their genius will not be wasted.
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