An old story,but a good story! I enjoy it! HAHA... About intelligence I think that it's not absolute Who can be happy in life, who is the intelligence man. Ha....
2008/9/26 Josney Ribeiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Two boys are walking in a forest. They are quite different. The first boy's > teachers think he is smart, his parents think > he is smart, and as a result, he thinks he is smart. He has good test > scores, good grades, and other good paper credentials > that will get him far in his scholastic life. Few people consider the > second boy smart. His test scores are nothing > great, his grades aren't so good, and his other paper credentials are, in > general, marginal. At best, people would > call him shrewd or street smart. As the two boys walk along in the forest, > they encounter a problem: namely, a huge, furious, > hungry-looking grizzly bear. It is charging straight at them. The first > boy, calculating that the grizzly bear will > overtake them in 17.3 seconds, panics. In this state, he looks at the > second boy, who is calmly taking off his hiking boots > and putting on his jogging shoes. The first boy says t o the second boy, > "You must be crazy. > There is no way we are going to outrun that grizzly bear!" The second boy > replies, "That's true. But all I have t o do > is outrun you!" > > > In the preceding story, both boys are smart, but they are smart in > different ways. Let's discuss different ways of being > smart and different ways of using the smarts one has. All tests measure > only a small part of intelligence. Many > people with modest test scores are nevertheless highly intelligent. To be > intelligent is to think well in one or more > of three different ways: analytical, creative, and practical. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
