The Intelligence Myth – Why I cringe when someone tells me my child is smart

Re:The Intelligence Myth – Why I cringe when someone tells m... by hailhash on Saturday July 13, 2019 @02:05PM (#20429316)

Intelligence/smart is the default condition of all children at the time of birth. It’s the non-intelligent parents who drive the intelligence out of them by their own behavior and ignorance

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Re:The Intelligence Myth – Why I cringe when someone tells m... by tomp on Sunday July 14, 2019 @03:23AM (#20432185)

There’s only so much parents can do (post-birth)...

This is one of my favourite articles ever:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4739500/

> linearly increasing heritability of intelligence from infancy (20%) through adulthood (60%).

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