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IQ tests and Scoring. If ever there was such a controversial subject in schools it would be this one. Should we be giving children an IQ test? IQ by definition is a simple way to describe intelligence by assigning it a number that represents the ratio of mental to chronological age, multiplied by 100. Is that what our intelligence is being reduced to? A simple number? I really had hoped that we wouldn't be numbered off. Going back to the first question though. Should we be giving children IQ tests? I really don't think so! If anything that could just start up a new form of bullying. If we absolutely have to give our students IQ tests then if anything they should be kept 100% confidential. Only the teacher of those kids are to know about it and perhaps even the principal. If kids get word of their IQ then I see that opening up a whole new era of harrassment and bullying. I think it would be kind of counter-productive to tell them. I do agree with career placement tests those. I have never taken one but I have always wanted to. I think it would be a lot of fun to know what you would be good at depending on your personality! Anyway, I digress. I know that I'm not as smart as some other people who might be going into the same profession as I am but I think I will make a really good teacher! It's kind of like what my proff said in class: "I would drink bath water to get a person with a 1.8 GPA to teach my children!" I appreciate that. Maybe we aren't as smart as others but that says nothing about our communication or commitment skills. I find myself to be a terrific communicator and I pride myself in being one! I think schools should not only hire on the bases of a persons GPA but how well they communicate and how much energy they can bring to the table as well! In my past I have had a few really smart teachers but they bore me to the point where I couldn't go 2 classes without falling asleep! A teacher with energy and a love for what they do is what I want to become because I don't want students walking into my class thinking they can just come in and sleep! That's not what I'll be there for!