Negative vibes

So what's B***** reply? This is what he replied.

That still doesnt make them bright :)

What did I reply?

Too long. Today, my mood is very academic. Every thing coming out from my mind is value laden with technical stuff. So, my reply is this

Bright people might appear stupid to untrained lookers
And stupid people might appear bright to untrained lookers

So which is which?

This is just for the sake of sharing information. When it comes to giftedness (something I am researching now) apparently there are some characteristics of gifted and talented people have in common with people who have disorders such as psychosis or OCD - obsessive compulsive disorder. Such as intense drive or interest about something which could be misinterpreted as compulsion or obsession about something. To untrained lookers, they can't tell the difference. A combination of characteristics could be misleading to laypeople and non-expert. Having IQ more than 140 is one of the characteristics but any psychological testing or assessment could not be used as the sole indicator of identifying bright people. This is because there are other aspects of brightness or giftedness that cannot be discovered by IQ tests alone. Not only that, there are cases where gifted and talented people have also emotional/behavioral disorders such as dyslexia, autism or ADHD - attention deficit hyperactive disorder. So how do we catagorise them in this case? They are bright people yet having other disorders as well. (some of the references: Lovett, B. J. & Lewandowski, L. J. (2006) Gifted students with disabilities: Who are they? Journal of Learning Disabilities, 39 (6) 515-527, Thomas, M (2000) Albert Einstein and LD: An evaluation of the evidence. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33 (2) 149-157)

Bright yet stupid? Stupid yet bright?

So which is which?

Since you adhere to the concept of simplicity, why don't you just accept bright people as they are? Even if you don't and can't understand them.

Bright people like any other people, have their flaws. Yet, can't judge them by their flaws and condemn them as stupid.

Ambik kau! Tu dia, dah keluar segala mala tok nenek punya jargon and terms! Complete with references. Rasa nak add je lagi "Stupid people like any other people, have their strengths. Yet, can't judge them as bright due to their strengths and applaud them as bright." Tapi kang perang dunia ke 3 pula dah nanti! Dia meroyan nanti. Tak kena nyaya bini dia nak kena layan meroyan dia?

Let's see what he will reply. I learn a lot from this. Male, they always want to show that they are superior in their intellect. To encounter with a female who is more intelligent and also opinionated due to the educational trainings that she received might be interpreted in many ways. Some male with inferiority complex: they simply will do whatever it takes to make sure that they are superior in their thoughts. Even though the argument seems to reveal their stupidity and ignorance about many things more.

Other male who are comfortable with their intellectual levels and confidence with themselves, they might feel flatter to encounter with females with brains. It is a rare opportunity to meet one. When I read Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, most of the time, females are more intelligent than they appear to be but due to social constraint, they tend to behave as if they are not as intelligent as they are in actual sense. This is because society seems to "punish" females who are outstanding intellectually and appear to be knowledgeable than their males counterpart. This is ridiculous! Males and females should not be treated differently and they should express themselves according to their intellectual levels and be proud of it.

I sound very feminist in this sense. I don't want to be the 2nd Betty Friedan. Hahahahaha....

I always envision myself as the female version of Richard Feynman. I admire his care free thinking. His casual way of doing things even though he involved with complex things like the theory of quantum physic. I like to challenge other people mind on issues like giftedness. What's really make a person identified as gifted and talented? I want to make sure that Malaysians will have better conceptions of giftedness. Forget about social niceties. When it comes to anything related to giftedness, even though some might take it lightly, for me, it always mean business.

I don't want the future education system to produce shallow minded people like B***** and the like who look down on females just because they appear to be more intelligent than them. I will "mentally torture" my students who will be teachers so that they will influence their students mind in a right way. Don't be MCP - Male Chauvinist P**.

I want to attract people who fight for and uphold equality! Negative vibes? Be gone! Cheers!