Many different things control
a child’s intelligence. When we look at children we need to view them as a
whole. We cannot just look at regular intelligence. There are many other
factors to viewing a child. In the state of Florida we someone is dealing with
a special needs child they have an individual education plan (IEP). When you
are writing about the child in the IEP there are four different area that you
look at that helps you get an idea of the child as a whole. Those areas are
curriculum, socials and emotional, independence, and communication. I think will
of these areas help you get an overall understanding of the student. These are
all areas that contribute to the child. This shows it’s not just about
curriculum or academic intelligence there is much more.
China focuses on similar areas when they are assessing
their children. In China they place a really high regard to standardized tests
and the curriculum measurements. However, they also look at personality and physicality
(Falbo & Poston, 1993). I think personality is a good measure and helps to
look at what we do in Florida the social, emotional, and communication areas. Physically
I don’t feel is that necessary of a measurement. I tend to like how independent
they are as a better category to look at.
Measuring children’s
ability is not an easy task. I think you need to look beyond the academics
because what good does being smart do if you cannot control you emotions,
communicate effectively with others, or social get along with others. All of
these things are job skills which is what schooling is preparing you for. America
needs to look to special education as the norm and try to elaborate on children
more like the do.
Reference
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Falbo, T., &
Poston, D. L. (1993). The academic, personality, and physical outcomes of
only children in China. Child development, 64(1), 18-35.
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