Smarty Pants

I took this IQ test on tickle.com and it said my IQ is 124. It said 95% of people score 70-130. I think the genius community, MENSA, requires a score of 140-160 or like the top 2% of the smartest. I’ve always been “that smart guy”, but I never put much credibility in those kinds of tests because most of the time they are biased. When I read the detailed assessment, it read a little like a horoscope with jobs I would be good at and activities I should be good at or enjoy. Kinda generic and broad.

Also I don’t think they measure true intelligence, but rather how well you have assimilated to the culture of the test givers, especially in a culture where success is measured by primarily college degrees. That was reinforced once I began grad school in education discussing the problems when you try to assess or quantify knowledge or learning. Besides what good is all the knowledge in the world if you’re not in an environment that makes it effective?