If a person can't have a disability and be snobbish about her intellectual gifts, the terrorists have won, Teppy. But I confound nearly every educational theorist who's ever met me anyway.Because I'm both Gifted and LD.(maybe a lot of people are?) but testers are always flummoxed.
Dawn: I thought you were adequate. Giles: And the accolades keep pouring in. I'd best take my leave before my head swells any larger. Good night.
'First Date'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
erikaj - Nov 21, 2009 8:37:50 am PST #1219 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
sj - Nov 21, 2009 8:42:00 am PST #1220 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
If a person can't have a disability and be snobbish about her intellectual gifts, the terrorists have won, Teppy. But I confound nearly every educational theorist who's ever met me anyway.Because I'm both Gifted and LD.(maybe a lot of people are?) but testers are always flummoxed.
Bwah! Yes, I would be more offended with the automatic assumption that one cannot be both disabled and intelligent. An assumption I have encountered more than once.
Hil R. - Nov 21, 2009 8:48:43 am PST #1221 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, I remember reading that post, and definitely disagreed with it. She's right about how intelligence testing has been used, but I don't think that's a reason to throw out the entire concept altogether.
Jessica - Nov 21, 2009 9:00:24 am PST #1222 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
She's right about how intelligence testing has been used, but I don't think that's a reason to throw out the entire concept altogether.
Yes - there's a HUGE difference between saying "IQ tests are flawed and have been used to justify all sort of horrific racism/etc" and saying "No human being is more or less intelligent than any other human being," and she seems to be conflating the two in a big way.
[eta: And while I can see where she's coming from with the "let's stop testing intelligence and just teach everyone everything" stuff, I'd be pretty fucking uncomfortable in a world where that line of thinking extended to, say, medical school.]
erikaj - Nov 21, 2009 9:03:32 am PST #1223 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Also, people seem to ascribe a lot to physical functioning, which I know I'm not good at. I've told people my functional limitations and been told "But you're so smart..." hello? different parts of brain. Yes, I think it's freaky too. But here we are. Basically, I'm wired like a Fiat. Only Tony took one look and decided he's not a miracle worker and they don't pay enough anyway so... Jessica, yes. You don't want me in engineering...you just don't.my proportions are all off and I count on my fingers sometimes. Am I as smart as an engineer? Sometimes, sometimes not.
Shir - Nov 21, 2009 9:06:25 am PST #1224 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Seems like most of my weekend has been kidnapped by homework (frankly, I somewhat fast forwarded the past hour of even more articles) and house chores.
Please send help, and/or a time machine.
sj - Nov 21, 2009 9:13:31 am PST #1225 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I was just now invited to a birthday party on Monday for a friend who is going to be in from England for Thanksgiving. It's too late to order pounds for a gift, and I don't want to get her anything that will take up too much room in her luggage. Does anyone have any ideas?
Polter-Cow - Nov 21, 2009 9:16:50 am PST #1226 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Doctor Who comics? Obama comics?
sj - Nov 21, 2009 9:18:29 am PST #1227 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm not sure she is a comic fan.
Polter-Cow - Nov 21, 2009 9:22:45 am PST #1228 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Turkey jerky?
I'm out of ideas.