I have never thought in my mind that I had above average intelligence, even though I have accomplished some fairly significant things, things both practical and things intellectual. Intelligence is the process of deducing something through both intrinsic and extrinsic (outside) means. In saying that I don’t believe that I have ever felt the opposite…
Tag: Knowledge
On Intelligence/Genius
I have been interested in observing acts of genius and intellectual behavior for many years, I suppose, ever since I first read from the Book of Abraham in respect to Intelligence, its meaning and its distribution in the world: “Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world…
On Hands On
An important part of our learning is by touching or physically experiencing what we are trying to learn by using, primarily, our hands. The most common description of a great learning experience is “It was truly a ‘hands-on’ experience,’ and I learned a great deal.” Many things look easy to do before you actually try…
On Comprehension
There is an interesting story about a young boy vacationing with his parents on a Lake Michigan beach near a sand dune called Mount Baldy. That young boy and a friend were racing to the top of the sand dune when he, all of a sudden, disappeared into the sand. People and rescue crews came…