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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zigmutt" data-source="post: 294953" data-attributes="member: 1629">also- numbers don't mean much- and genius is a term that we give topeople who we think have made great discoveries and provided science (or any other field) with valuable knowledge.But it is subjective to time and place.  We call Einstein a genius now, a great mathematician, but he failed forth grade Math- what does that mean? well nothing in hindsight.  we can say that he was bored in class- or that he was not challenged enough,or that the simple math was not stimulating enough for his great mind- but the truth of it is- he failed math.  do youknow how hard it is to fail? you can walk to clas everyday, and as long as you make believe you are doing something, youwill pass- mind you maybe with a D, but still pass. he failed- which meant that his teacher thought he did not/ could not understand the basics of math to pass him to the next grade...and other "geniuses" liek van gogh, Picasso, Dickenson, are all masters in their field- but will a tests ever see that? that is the bane of standardized testing- they tell you what you should already know:Chester is good at math, Lydia can spell at a fifth grade level, Bob can speak four different languages- butit can never grade imagination, ingenuity, ability to think on the spot, and all that other stuff that makes McGuiver the greatest hero in a kid's mind cause he may not be a doctor- or lawyer, but he can do anything with just a pen and some toilet paper.  that is a genius.</blockquote>

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