<p>"Many of the major messes confronting us today - in corporate boardrooms and on Wall Street, in politics and even in churches - have been created by people who tested very well and earned high grades at prestigious institutions. They are smart, but foolish. The world might improve if we deliberately and systematically selected students not only for their knowledge and analytical skills, but also for their creative and practical skills - and their wisdom."
So says Robert Sternberg, former Yale psychology professor and Tufts dean, in this Washington Post article.</p>
<p>okay…?</p>
<p>There is a thread on this in the CS&S forum</p>