Scott Christian
Hero
First, I am not having an IQ debate. This thread brought it up - not me.IQ is a load of nonsense.
You might as well be in here telling us all about how the shape of our skulls determines our cognitive traits.
Second, IQ can be a load of crap. 100% correct. It is also the greatest direct measurement we have as to how someone will perform when learning higher level math and reading. Is it wrong sometimes? Sure. But when something has above a 70% predictability rate, we call that pretty good.
No one said IQ is the be all, end all. No one said it determines a person's fate. But, when you meet talk in depth with someone who has a 70 IQ, you know it. When you talk with someone with a 130 IQ, you know it. But that is not what this is about. I gave reasons your mom learned it later, rather than earlier. Take is as you will, especially since you are the one that brought it up.