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Old 10-17-2007, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by madmax View Post
Why do school's have grades?

We are all equally intelligent, right?
Apparently not.

You and Tom both seem to confuse intelligence -- the capacity to learn, reason or understand -- with actual knowledge or understanding.

Schools don't teach intelligence, and grades don't (or shouldn't) measure intelligence. Intelligence can be fostered, but it can't be taught.
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