Hello Hive Learners!
Here's my entry for this blogpost.
I'm sure many of us attributed intelligence to being book-smart and educated. I used to too, but that changed. I recall the times my father will tell a story and say, "..the man is/was very intelligent". In my mind I'll say, " how can he be intelligent when he did not go to school". As time progressed, i learnt what he meant by the statement.
Keep reading while i share the little I have come to understand.
Intelligence is simply our ability to think, solve problems and adapt to situations.
From the little definition above, we can see that every human possesses a certain level of intelligence-whether educated or illiterate- as it comes naturally to us.
When you go to school, tests are administered to gauge and determine how well you remember what you have been taught. Your ability to understand and memorize the teachings gets you good marks, not your intelligence.
Grades are merely a measure of your focus, effort and memory work.
A little child need not go to school to know that if he behaves badly, his mother will discipline him. During the times of old, our forefathers never attained formal education but were considered intelligent because of their ability to navigate life and their problem solving skills. They were illiterate yet extremely sharp. So, school is not necessary for an intelligent person to thrive. It only helps you boost and broaden your knowledge.
Being educated doesn't mean intelligence. They're two different things. Gaining knowledge helps you leverage on your intelligence.
Intelligence is hereditary, just as any sustainable value is sexually transmitted and manifests in a child through Gene.
Scientifically, 'the intelligence trait' is found in the X chromosome. While the man's is XY, that of the woman is XX. Your intelligence is a measure of your genetic makeup.
Academic intelligence isn't the only intelligence there is. So, intelligence isn't limited to being book smart.
My ability to solve a problem, to adapt to situations and learn from them determines my intelligence.
One doesn't need to visit the four walls of an institute to be termed intelligent. Understand that nature in her abundance blesses us all with intelligence and if not nurtured, it may diminish.
Often times, we misconstrue good grades and intelligence as being equal which is untrue. There's no guarantee that if you have one, you must possess the other because grades are a measure of ones academic performance whilst intelligence is a measure of ones performance in life generally.
Finally, I think what we call intelligence (in terms of good grades/education) should be Brilliance.
Good grades via education can be earned whilst intelligence is inborn.
Hope you enjoyed this read.
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