Sex and intelligence

Story of Success, suggests that there are other factors affects a person 's identity. Gladwell rejects Chua 's idea of strict parenting and forced practice, and he proposes that there are other factors such as life circumstances and practicing intelligence which are necessary for individual success. Gladwell discusses that a person should practice what he loves not what he is forced to do while Amy Chua claims that practice must be forced and parents should be strict and in full control.…

English-Learner Profile Psychological Factors The Learner’s Background Learner’s Name: Santiago Acosta Age: 8 Gender: Male Grade: 2nd L1 proficiency: Does not possess strong primary language_ skills. Type of bilingualism: Limited bilingualism Previous L2 experience: Spanish and English spoken at home. Santiago has been exposed to____ English since he was born, both at home and school. ______ Assessed L2 level: Reading X Writing X Listening X Speaking X____ Academic…

Becoming A Better You While learning we go through experiences,we face discomforts and we also face some strengths. Just like everything we do in life we find methods that are better for us that may not be as effective for others but are to you in order to make things easier. When it comes to our learning we usually pick up many do’s and don 'ts on how we learn best. Being able to identify these things is vital to our learning.The biggest challenge that I face through my learning process is…

Adult Developmental Perspectives and How They Impact Personal Adult Development Examining adult development is a vital process in which adult educators can become more knowledgeable and better equipped to handle the necessities of the adult learner. There is much research and many perspectives on how adults develop. As adult educators explore these perspectives they not only gain an enriched perspective on how they personally developed, they are afforded an even greater opportunity in…

Growth mindset No one is born smart; you have to exercise your brain in order to become smarter. The difference between fixed and growth mindset is that people with a fixed mindset believe you either are or aren’t good at something based on your inherent nature because it is just who you are. However, people with the growth mindset challenge themselves, take charge of their learning and review mistakes until they understand them. According to Carol Dweck, these two different mindsets lead to…

Words of the Wiser Analysis In Touching Spirit Bear, Words of the Wiser play a large role in shaping Cole’s change and his actions throughout the book. Most of it comes from Edwin and Garvey. They teach him lessons that Cole uses and then later teaches to Peter- lessons that play big roles all throughout the story and in different elements of fiction. Words of the Wiser try to teach us something. They pass down advice. It’s right in the name- they are words of the wiser. They point to theme.…

the fixed mindset. The growing mindset students put in work and do not give up on setbacks unlike fixed mindset students who do not feel comfortable with challenges. Stereotypes affect the mindset. Mistakes and failures are consequences of fixed intelligence. Different mindsets strive differently in effort as school and grading gets harder. There was a suspicion of the praise movement. Dweck says children are praised…

Intellectual strengths are defined as, “…assets in our lives that give us the capacity to acquire, process, and understand information” (Millard 142). Everyone has different styles of learning and different types environments that they work best in. There are three main learning styles: kinesthetic, auditory, and visual. Based on what learning capacity you work best in, you can alter the way you study or the environment that you are working in. Personally, I consider myself to be a visual and…

The facts and the results of my experiments are clear, and the more sensational aspects of my own rapid climb cannot obscure the fact that the tripling of intelligence by the surgical technique developed by Drs. Strauss and Nemur must be viewed as having little or no practical applicability (at the present time) to the increase of human intelligence.” (Keyes,79) In the quote from the text it explains that he will not keep what he has learned. But he did help the scientist figure out that they…

Emotional Intelligence What is the secret to a successful career? This question is often asked by many around the world with different set of answers. The most common answer is high intelligence quotient. People with higher intelligence quotient are better at learning and understanding things since they have superior grasping power. They are more likely to do well academically. A logical assumption, therefore, is that such people tend to be more successful at work and through life. However,…