do you think you are smarter than 80 % of high school kids? Page 2

Started by dogtree March 19th, 2015 11:29 PM
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Alexander Nicholi

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Seen February 15th, 2023
Posted March 5th, 2021
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I think the internet, while nevertheless having its idiots, does have its strength with its populative teenagers in terms of intelligence when held up against to the rest of the world's high schoolers. The internet has an entertaining kind of stupid to it, really. Normally it's just being appalled that someone could possibly do something so dumb – with your average, I mean.
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Posted March 7th, 2016
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well, i do believe i am, from my personal experience at least. i was one of the smartest kids at my school so i would believe i still am, as arrogant as this sounds. i simply have confidence in my abilities, especially if we're talking about foreign language classes (in our case, that's english and spanish) and your usual writing and reading classes (french).

Entermaid

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Seen November 6th, 2016
Posted October 27th, 2016
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Yes. For sure if we are examining the US and we are examining by curriculum standardized testing (6 years ago my ACT was in the 90th percentile, not to brag since it's not any real measure of intelligence). Though, I would say when it comes to intelligence that cannot be measured through testing, the gap would be even more expansive from experience gained outside of high school.

Probably smarter and less smart in different respects in relation to 80% of South Korean students however.
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Posted February 18th, 2018
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Yeah, most likely, at least in terms of capability for understanding the world around me (I'm no good at regimental academics). As Shining Raichu said, it'd be unusual if a post-schooler weren't smarter than someone currently party to the education system. I would say one's inherent intelligence, stage of mental development, and life experiences are exceedingly more important than actual education though.

TRIFORCE89

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Posted October 21st, 2016
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I should hope I'm smarter than most high school kids. I hold a Masters degree and like to think I've always been a mature, grounded, well-learned individual.