Education & Career Are school grades a good indicator of intelligence? (Page 4) miley19 Follow Xper 6 Age: 26 Follow FacebookTwitterWhatsApp 02 Are school grades a good indicator of intelligence? Post Opinion Like Share Follow 2 likes
awesjones Follow Xper 2 Age: 38 +1 y Nope, they're an indication of the median between intrerest in school and work ethic. Any monkey can understand anything they teach in highschool. Grades are just letting future teachers know how well they follow directions. 0 0 Reply
NickiB Follow Yoda Age: 23 +1 y Nope not even close. Most of the smartest people in the world had poor grades. 0 0 Reply
rapfan107 Follow Guru Age: 28 +1 y Nah it's good indicator the student is good at memorizing and is capable of retaining information 1 0 Reply
codycccccccccc Follow Yoda Age: 35 +1 y Not at all most extreme smart people find school to slow and incredibly boring 0 0 Reply
Twenty2 Follow Guru Age: 24 +1 y Nope! If you judge a fish by its ability to climb, You're never gonna knows its true value! 2 0 Reply
Anonymous (18-24) +1 y It indicates if they are good at focusing and learning new material. 1 0 Reply
Walrus_au Follow Yoda Age: 48 +1 y They are more an indicator of ability to study and take tests. 0 0 Reply
Anonymous (25-29) +1 y No, nor are IQ tests. Intelligence is very complicated and complex and putting a number or letter on it seems redundant and ridiculous. 0 0 Reply
Anonymous (30-35) +1 y Not exactly. They're a good indicator of being able to function in school. But a lot of smart people find it stifling and don't do well or drop out. 0 0 Reply
GreenGold1992 Follow Master Age: 31 +1 y 456 opinions shared on Education & Career topic. Yes, unless you're cheating or paying/bullying someone to do it for you 0 0 Reply
LemonSpice777 Follow Xper 1 Age: 39 +1 y Not always they only measure book smarts not people skills 0 0 Reply
StickStickity13 Follow Master Age: 30 +1 y There's a correlation, but like all correlations, there's no causation for it. 0 0 Reply
emiko_chichi Follow Xper 2 Age: 24 +1 y I don't think grades can determine your intelligence. They only capture the academics. But honestly I think intelligence is more than just that. 0 0 Reply
JamesRandiDebates Follow Guru Age: 33 +1 y Good grades are more a measure of attentiveness rather than intellect. 0 0 Reply
lestiffyjohnny Follow Xper 3 Age: 30 +1 y Fuck no because there grading/judging a fish by its ability to climb a tree 0 0 Reply
JesseJayNeak Follow Guru Age: 25 +1 y Not always. Just because you have good grades it doesn't mean that you are going to be successful 0 0 Reply
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Nope, they're an indication of the median between intrerest in school and work ethic. Any monkey can understand anything they teach in highschool. Grades are just letting future teachers know how well they follow directions.
Nope not even close. Most of the smartest people in the world had poor grades.
Nah it's good indicator the student is good at memorizing and is capable of retaining information
Not at all most extreme smart people find school to slow and incredibly boring
Nope! If you judge a fish by its ability to climb, You're never gonna knows its true value!
It indicates if they are good at focusing and learning new material.
They are more an indicator of ability to study and take tests.
No, nor are IQ tests. Intelligence is very complicated and complex and putting a number or letter on it seems redundant and ridiculous.
Not exactly. They're a good indicator of being able to function in school. But a lot of smart people find it stifling and don't do well or drop out.
Yes, unless you're cheating or paying/bullying someone to do it for you
Not always they only measure book smarts not people skills
There's a correlation, but like all correlations, there's no causation for it.
I don't think grades can determine your intelligence. They only capture the academics. But honestly I think intelligence is more than just that.
Good grades are more a measure of attentiveness rather than intellect.
No, I was valedictorian but have zero common sense...
Fuck no because there grading/judging a fish by its ability to climb a tree
Not always. Just because you have good grades it doesn't mean that you are going to be successful
NO, it's an indication you can regurgitate information.
i never really cared about my grades
It’s an indication of work ethic