I never thought I would be reading an article in American Enterprise Institutes’s website, but there I was agreeing with Charles Murphy. Would a liberal think tank write three articles about the role of intelligence in education and society? I think not. Murphy’s thesis is “Today’s simple truth: Half of all children are below average in intelligence. We do not live in Lake Wobegon.”
I work with the children who, for many different reasons, are constantly running into their limits of academic achievement. They are constantly told that if they try just a little harder they to can achieve academic success. Academic success for many students is an 8th grade education, much less passing the state mandated test for graduation. Murphy does not suggest we give up on these children, but that we are realistic and use the limited resources to better meet students and societies needs.
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