<p>LOL
I really would like to know how all of you little smart A's got smart? Are you naturally or do you have to work at it?</p>
<p>Two kinds:
1.) Natural
2.) hard-working and studying</p>
<p>and the ultimate shoein for college:A natural that is hard-working</p>
<p>Basically, from everybody that is apparently "smart," most of them have said that they READ a ton.</p>
<p>yeah reading is good...</p>
<p>By asking smart questions</p>
<p>^yeah, despite what some may say, there are stupid questions.</p>
<p>I think it definately starts with something natural. There are lots of naturally smart people who just do not apply what talent they have. One must use hard work to become truly smart. That seems to be the only way.</p>
<p>yeah, i remember one guy (probly a matematician) who said that "a genius is made up of 1% talent and 99% hard-work"
this is sooooooo true
(i wish i followed this advice lol)</p>
<p>"Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." --Thomas Alva Edison</p>
<p>Hm... all of the above is true... but perhaps the easiest way to get smart is to learn to love learning. That way, the hard work doesn't seem so hard... kind of like sports. If you love to play, you might get injured a lot but it doesn't actually hurt.</p>
<p>Masochism has the same effect.</p>
<p>No, it is not natural. I can bet you those kids who dont apply themselves in school apply themselves elsewhere- probably, by reading. They surely didn't get that way only by playing stickball and watching MTV.</p>
<p>Personally, I think its 100% hard work and INTEREST. To me, intelligence is not measured by memorization but by understanding. Therefore, hard work (for grades) and no interest in learning will not lead to intelligence.</p>
<p>how do you picure an intelligent person, then?</p>
<p>i mean, what is the definition of intelligence?</p>
<p>An intelligent person is someone who seeks to know what is unknown to himself or herself.</p>
<p>Intelligence comes from nature and is developed through hard work, and when taken together with surrounding opportunities and values, the perceived intelligence of an individual is generated. Ildjing, some people learn and understand things much more easily than others, varying by area and to some extent in general, and I find it crazy to think otherwise. Look in nearly any classroom to see this concept in action. It is only reasonable that if two people put in equal time, interest, and effort into learning a given area, the one with more natural ability will learn more and thus be that much more intelligent. The difference can be compensated for, however, as the equation is never in such equilibrium.</p>
<p>I believe perceived intelligence begins with the surroundings. There are indeed individuals who naturally posses an amazing ability to grasp information far better than others. But, for the rest of us it all depends on what our circumstances were as we were growing up. One particular aspect that seems to go hand in hand with "intelligence" is discipline. I base this on some observations I've made; you take a look at the ratio of White students to Asian students at all mayor universities, especially the ivys, and its a largely disproportionate figure were Asians are incredibly abundant. This is taking into consideration the fact that White students are the majority within our populous. White students at universities in contrast to how many Whites reside in the U.S. and Asian students in universities in contrast to how many reside here as well. Question is why? What do Asian students, particularly Indian, Japanese, and Koreans, have in common that translate into certain dominance in the world of academics? Discipline! From a very early age their cultures are fundamentally structure around their respective religious faiths which in turn places strong emphasis on the virtues of patience and obedience. Compare that to our American culture where we are taught from an early age to think fast, eat fast, and MOVE fast. Obedience is put on the back burner of things to do, individualism is strongly encouraged, and discipline towards academics is almost non-existent but in the most stringent households.</p>
<p>My views are obviously argumentative, subjective and strictly observational. Im curious to know if anyone else sees it like this or not.</p>
<p>i completly agree with you, AMILkita!</p>
<p>intelligence and the accumulation of education as a signal of that intelligence is really a function of rational decision making. rationality is therefore proportional to intelligence, and these include traits like being able to link future income/lifestyle with present consumption/investment. kids who understand that screwing around now is going to bite you in the ass later will tend to have other intelligent traits.</p>
<p>nature vs nurture</p>
<p>first off, this is totally contradictory:</p>
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<p>LOL</p>
<p>second, just because a culture reinforces hard work does not mean that it is not hard work</p>
<p>of course you are limited and motivated by your environment, as well as your internal abilities, but you still choose to work industriously</p>
<p>I take issue with equating intelligence with rationality, because you do not have to use your intelligence, while if you are rational, it is because of choices that you have made</p>
<p>If it is in fact contradictory, I would love to hear your reasons for saying so and finding it so amusing. I am by no means an intellectual, and only voice what appears logical to ME. I see it as an opportunity to be enlightened by someone who may very well teach me a thing or two about a thing or two. I'm looking forward to your reply.</p>