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Science Education & Policy

IQ Is A Myth - Again

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
January 16, 2016

A short history of IQ - it wasn't the worst thing from 1920s education theory we are still stuck with

What to do?  If there is no metric, there is no way to educate

http://www.thestar.com/living/article/1304289--iq-a-myth-study-says

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