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  JLF31972 at 11/13/2008 9:02:14 PM
  Comment:
  Check out the documentary "Red Clay Hills" on Youtube. Race is still a major issue in this country.
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  PCFactor at 08/31/2008 3:02:31 PM
  Comment:
  I find that Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences more appropriately addresses differences in intelligence and is not based on race. I wonder how James Watson would argue this?
  The introduction of Multiple Intelligence's allows for the fact or at least possibility that there is actually a much closer relation between people when it comes to their intelligence. Our current, or when I was in earlier school, the main system of teaching and expectations were mostly designed towards strictly Linguistic and Logical-Mathematical intelligence causing those that had learning skills more proportionate in others of the 8 multiple intelligences to perform either more poorly or have to work harder to accomplish the same as those the system was seemingly designed for. This not only contributed to a lower level of success, a higher drop out rate, but also a lower self confidence and self view in a majority of students.
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  PCFactor at 08/31/2008 2:56:36 PM
  Comment:
  How does the theory of DNA traits contributing to intelligence hold up to Howard Gardner's recognized theory of Multiple Intelligences?
  The introduction of Multiple Intelligence's allows for the fact or at least possibility that there is actually a much closer relation between people when it comes to their intelligence. Our current, or when I was in earlier school, the main system of teaching and expectations were mostly designed towards strictly Linguistic and Logical-Mathematical intelligence causing those that had learning skills more proportionate in others of the 8 multiple intelligences to perform either more poorly or have to work harder to accomplish the same as those the system was seemingly designed for. This not only contributed to a lower level of success, a higher drop out rate, but also a lower self confidence and self view in a majority of students.