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After reading the requirements document, I not only filled out the survey, but I also called the office of Pamela Smith to speak with someone. Why? Because I have several issues with the proposed graduation requirements, starting with the idea of a "Capstone Project".
Basically, the new requirements include having all seniors do a Capstone Project, which is:
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After reading the requirements document, I not only filled out the survey, but I also called the office of Pamela Smith to speak with someone. Why? Because I have several issues with the proposed graduation requirements, starting with the idea of a "Capstone Project".
Basically, the new requirements include having all seniors do a Capstone Project, which is:
a final and in-depth project that allows a student …
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While Dr. Alfred Binet conducted his research, he stressed the limitations on IQ testing. Dr. Binet believed that intelligence was not fixed, but malleable, able to change with environmental variables. He also believed that testing needed to be created for and conducted on children from a similar background to get accurate results. But even then, his tests only showed one aspect of intelligence, and did not represent a full view of a child's intelligence or abilities.
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At the onset of World War I, the U.S. Army faced the colossal task of placing scores of recruits in various positions. In 1917, psychologist Robert Yerkes chaired the Committee on the Psychological Examination of Recruits, where he and fellow committee members created two different IQ tests for recruits:
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Unfortunately, not everyone listened to Dr. Binet. Three groups in particular stand out in this regard: the U.S. Army, Ellis Island officials, and the Eugenics Record Office.
At the onset of World War I, the U.S. Army faced the colossal task of placing scores of recruits in various positions. In 1917, psychologist Robert Yerkes chaired the Committee on the Psychological Examination of Recruits, where he and fellow committee members created two different IQ tests for recruits:
Alpha test: to test recruits who c…
What an extremely cool picture! Reminds me of a short story I once read (Lennigan and the Ants....no idea who the author was; it was back in high school Eng class that I read it) and also of a Great Courses physics lecture which talked about the limits of the size of creatures on earth.
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