An intelligent person feels the same with people of average intelligence

[cpauser]

I only skimmed through this thread but it's weird that no one has pointed out that OP is actually incorrect. The mentally retarded do go to school with the average and above average children (at least in America): They're called Inclusion Laws. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) enacted in 1975 provides funding for the inclusion of Special Education in public schools, as well as two federal laws, enforced by the Department's Office for Civil Rights, containing requirements relating to disabled students in public elementary or secondary education programs.

There are definitely pros and cons for everyone involved in these situations, but I thought it important to at least point out the faulty premise of OP.

Edit: One more thing. For some of the people feeling bad as a result of this thread please know: You is smart, you is kind, you is important.

The retarded may go to the same school, but they are segregated to special areas called resource rooms. Sometimes the smarter students are mainstreamed for a few hours of the day. Average children would have little interaction with the retarded despite going to the same school.

 

[bodiddley]

The vicious and hateful responses here sort of underline my point that it is best not to prove yourself smarter than the herd.

If you're worried about what people think you're a retard.

 

[InternetAuthor]

The retarded may go to the same school, but they are segregated to special areas called resource rooms. Sometimes the smarter students are mainstreamed for a few hours of the day. Average children would have little interaction with the retarded despite going to the same school.

This varies by district. I've taught in two and schools get more money from the state/federal government for mainstreaming kids with an aide available for only a certain amount of time during the day. This means the lowest IQ kids are right there with the regular kids, all the responsibility of the teacher and an aide who might have graduated from high school.

I only skimmed through this thread but it's weird that no one has pointed out that OP is actually incorrect. The mentally retarded do go to school with the average and above average children (at least in America): They're called Inclusion Laws. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) enacted in 1975 provides funding for the inclusion of Special Education in public schools, as well as two federal laws, enforced by the Department's Office for Civil Rights, containing requirements relating to disabled students in public elementary or secondary education programs.

There are definitely pros and cons for everyone involved in these situations, but I thought it important to at least point out the faulty premise of OP.

Edit: One more thing. For some of the people feeling bad as a result of this thread please know: You is smart, you is kind, you is important.

I pointed this out a bit higher in the thread, and it's nice to see it again. Love the quote, of course!

 

[jryan21]

The difference between an IQ of 100 to 130, is not the same as the difference between an IQ of 70 and 100. Yes, the gap is still 30, but i don't think the test works that way, the OP's example doesn't really work that way in the real world.

Someone who has an IQ of 140 is not "twice as smart" as someone who has an IQ of 70, the curve is exponential and gets steeper the higher you get.

It's much harder to go from an IQ of 140 - 150 than say, an IQ of 60 - 70, and gets harder exponentially the higher up the IQ level you get. However in saying that, people of low IQ will likely have less ability and determination to reach a higher IQ level, where as people with higher IQ's will be more likely to strive to acheive an even higher IQ.

I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but it sounds good to me, and it's used up my whole years quota of saying the word "IQ" in one post.

It's actually a normal distribution (has a bell curve). 100 is the mean. By most systems, 15 points is 1 standard deviation. Per the Empirical rule, this would score about 95% of the population between 70 and 130 .