Topic: Intelligence tests bring more harm than good
a bad score in an intelligence test is a blow to our children's drive and self esteem, reducing motivation and causing harm.
a bad score in an intelligence test is a blow to people sense of worth, hurting not only their feeling's but also this society's development.
A Canadian study published online in the journal Neuron concluded that the IQ test is fundamentally flawed, seeing that its questions grossly oversimplify the abilities of the human brain
a gifted label can lead a child to not work as hard as they should
a low score may prevent the development  an individual to their maximum potential and test results can create divisions, if they are viewed a measure of an individual worth.
a medical doctor has said that 80% of students who just took part in intelligence tests face a very strong decline in learning as the uncertainty of the results of the tests bothers them.
a person can be gifted musically, intrapersonally or kinetically in ways that are just as important as verbal or mathematical skill and these other types of intelligence are not easily measured by any test yet produced
a poor result in an intelligence test can damage self esteem and unjustly affect a persons ability to progress by being labelled
a standardized test is necessary to help determine if the brain of people is working
a teacher able to tailor their education efforts to individuals based upon the strengths and weaknesses these tests reveal
Accurate I.Q. measurements allow parents to help their children improve their cognitive skills
all these tests do is make people with a lower iq feel inadequate and ashamed.
Almost everyone enjoys an opportunity to find out more about how his brain works and compare himself to others
because the results confuse us and make us think otherwise due to misinterpretation
by looking at test scores, it may be possible to identify areas where a person is having trouble and design helpful interventions
By testing hundreds of thousands of people in hundreds of ways and studying the results, psychologists learn a lot about the way the brain works
Cheating is rampant among wealthy students taking standardized tests for college.
Children identified as "slow" or "learning disabled" are often put in special classes with lighter workloads, teachers expect less of them, and they end up far behind their peers.
Children with above-average intellectual abilities often struggle with boredom and frustration in school. IQ tests can identify such gifted children, and teachers can provide them more challenging and engaging coursework.
Creativity, emotional sensitivity, social understanding, and various acquired skills such as music or art, are excluded from test measurements of intelligence
education researchers say children are better off not knowing how their intellects rank compared to their peers
everyone's definition of intelligence differs so the tests are a waste of time
i contest because the founding of each children's iq benefit them actually so parents or educators can proper put these kids in a design classroom or seek extra help to tackle their specific weaknesses