<p>Here's a little something from Wikipedia.</p>
<p>Left Brain Functions : linear algorithmic processing, concrete-oriented, mathematics: quantity - perception of counting/measurement, present and past, language: grammar/words, pattern perception </p>
<p>Right Brain: pattern perception holistical algorithmic processing, abstract-oriented, mathematics: quality - perception of shapes/motions, present and future, language: intonation/emphasis, spatial perception</p>
<p>OP, I'm skipping over every idea batted around in the posts between yours and mine b/c I am a strong proponent of multiple intelligence theory that adds to the list of types of intelligence the following: musical, artistic, kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal. </p>
<p>If these are your strengths, they relate to careers. </p>
<p>Law was a good example, although surely to get good LSAT scores you should be adept at reasoning.</p>
<p>International Relations requires the ability to understand different cultures, languages, and have people skills.</p>
<p>I don't know if you consider psychology or education lucrative, but within those professions anything to do with Special Education pays higher than regular education. Some people get up there in salaries doing Educational Policy Reform but as a teacher I think it's crazy-b.s. that gives me a massive headache. But the problems are there to solve, that's for sure. You could get an Ed.D (like Bill Cosby!!) and work for some wonky policy think-tank in the federal government to solve educational dilemmas.</p>
<p>IF you have patience and interpersonal skill (your postings don't indicate it, however) then within education a higher paying choice than teaching is Speech Language Pathology.</p>
<p>Geriatric Studies is possibly going to be lucrative because of the baby boom surge into the land of frail-elderly. It's a new interdisciplinary major (Ithaca College, for example).</p>
<p>hmm... the job market seems to favor math more than anything. i think it'd be really difficult to major in something that doesn't require math and to make as much money as an engineer right when you graduate.</p>
<p>way to go severely off-topic guys...you all really don't have any higher order thinking</p>
<p>Anyway, law and political fields, as stated earlier, require no math</p>
<p>But I want to use my large cranium and teaching special ed doesn't do that....I also don't particularly enjoy helping people, as with medicine. (Economics is a ruling factor of my life!) Considering that my main desire is something with money that uses math, could I get a 2nd opinion?</p>
<p>Most colleges require a basic level of math....through pre cal if not cal. You might exempt out if you take the SAT II. might be too late. I for one learned math IN COLLEGE. Now I love it... So don't sell yourself short. If you get a good teacher in college, they can sometimes turn that light on.</p>
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You have raised an excellent point; the easiest way to prove to someone a lack of interest in mathematics does not imply a lack of intelligent is with clear examples.</p>
<p>SergioValencia,</p>
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<li><p>Let us consider first a Greek Philosopher. You allude to Greek Philosophers as being "first and foremost good mathematicians" yet the man who I consider to be not only the greatest of the ancient Greek Philosophers but also one of the greatest intellectuals the world has ever seen, the man who single handedly forged the study of formal logic - Aristotle - demonstrated absolutely no interest in Mathematics.</p></li>
<li><p>Charles Darwin, the co-architect (oftentimes credited as the sole architect) of the theory of Evolution by Natural Selection, has completely changed the way we look at the world around us. I would have to put in a great deal of effort to find a man who does not consider Darwin to be extremely intelligent, unless of course I was at a Southern Baptist Convention! Surprisingly (?) Darwin was quite apathetic towards Mathematics. Shock! Horror!</p></li>
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<p>I could go on listing intelligent people lacking an interest in mathematics, but I think you get the point.</p>
<p>Actually, Finance and Accounting are the # paying majors in college, therefore the answer to yuor question is basically, No.</p>
<p>Pretty much any field out there has a number of very lucrative jobs. The actual question is whether or not you are talented and determined enough to make it to the very top in whatever occupation you choose to pursue.</p>
<p>Since quantitative jobs are off the table, how outstanding are your communication skills? You could look into public relations, marketing, advertisement, etc.</p>
<p>Who decided to dig up a 2-year-old thread anyway?</p>
<p>Just thought I'd jump in and tell Sergio that I don't agree with his narrow view of intelligence.</p>
<p>It's not as cut and dry as you say. To even suggest such a thing betrays a lack of intelligence on your part, and I don't care how much math you know.</p>
<p>I know many great authors who were bad at math and I consider them to be geniuses. Math is a different kind of intelligence, possibly the highest and most difficult to attain, but if someone prefers to develop another kind of intelligence, that doesn't mean he's stupid.</p>
<p>"Who decided to dig up this two year old thread anyway"</p>
<p>African genius, apparently... ;)</p>
<p>Wow, I guess I am in the “Moron” category since i can’t stand Math. Moreover, I never even made it to “Calculus”. Interestingly enough though, neither did all the people I know who make 6 figures a year. Even more interestingly, some of the “Science/Math” people i know barely make 50k a year. My fiancee took a total of 3 classes in college before deciding it wasn’t for him (none with math) and in 20 years he:
<p>He’s quite intelligent–a problem solver and logical/analytical thinker. It’s too bad I (in possession of two bachelor’s degrees and making far less than he does) have to go now to the living room where he’s currently playing video games and break the news to him that he’s a MORON! ROFL</p>
<p>Dang! Come to think of it, my brother must be a total Moron too, maybe even a ■■■■■■-that somehow made it to the executive levels of IBM and a close to seven figure salary all the while HATING every inch of Math he took through college. </p>
<p>I called him up to ask him where i can pick up some moron pills to take. Perhaps that will help MY career a bit more, if at the very least boost my salary.</p>
<p>Dang! Come to think of it Einstein was the biggest moron of all! Especially since he HATED Calculus and often spoke of the difficulties he had with such higher lever Math.</p>
<p>Jimminy crickets! Howard Gardner must have been a member of the Moron tribe also! Maybe even an idiot-- since he demonstrated that there were 7 different types of intelligences and just because you are not a genius in Math or linguistics (which is what IQ tests are limited to) it doesn’t necessarily mean you lack intelligence.</p>
<p>It’s heresy i tell you!</p>
<p>Howard Gardner’s model of the seven Multiple Intelligences at a glance:
intelligence type capability and perception
Linguistic words and language
Logical-Mathematical logic and numbers
Musical music, sound, rhythm
Bodily-Kinesthetic body movement control
Spatial-Visual images and space
Interpersonal other people’s feelings
Intrapersonal self-awareness</p>
<p>Hmmm -though that might explain why some autistic people are musical geniuses while at the same time they may not even be able to multiply 4x4?? Hmmm perhaps not so much wichery afterall.</p>
<p>The reality is that the true MORONS of our world are those that place the endless capacity for human potential within the constraints of a 2 x 2 box.</p>
<p>And if you don’t know what that means i suggest you stop watching so much MTV and start reading/learning a bit more about human nature.</p>
<p>What’s that logical fallacy about anecdotal evidence? Whatever it is, I feel obligated to apply it to the previous post.</p>
<p>Also, the multiple intelligences theory is under a lot of criticism. It doesn’t account for the general intelligence factor, or “g”.</p>
<p>See the “opposing views” section of the multiple intelligences Wikipedia article:</p>
<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_intelligences[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_intelligences</a></p>
<p>Math skill determines intelligence? Hahahhahah. Good one. Some of the smartest people who have ever lived despised higher-level mathematics.</p>
<p>Some people don’t think in numbers. Logic =/= math, as proved by your complete lack of logical reasoning. Fun fact: most people don’t care about your Ivory Tower mathematical arrogance.</p>
<p>It’s alive!
Major fail on the supposed link between Sergio’s logical faults and mathematics. And numbers != math.</p>
<p>With that said, business majors such as accounting aren’t terribly math heavy. Though the OP is undoubtedly long gone by this point…</p>
<p>What the hell is with you people? Instead of actually addressing the point, you nitpick some stupid detail and act like it’s the issue at hand.</p>
<p>Math knowledge is just one facet of intelligence. That’s it. End of story. Stop debating the definition of math and endlessly bickering over meaningless words. No one cares.</p>
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Your entire point was based on faulty logic. I may actually agree with you, but that doesn’t mean that I should just let that kind of thing slip by. Silence is compliance.
Your approach is not logical. Nor is it helpful. It is impossible to reach any kind of meaningful conclusions without operating on a set of mutually accepted and meaningful definitions. This seems quite out of character for you… is someone else using the “pandem” account today?</p>
<p>Nope, same old me. </p>
<p>My approach isn’t helpful? Sorry, but I’m not one to entertain every ridiculous idea just because someone proposed it. The idea that “intelligent people understand math” is ridiculous and narrow-minded, and quite frankly isn’t worth taking seriously.</p>