“But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first three years of school, I had teachers who thought I was stupid and when people think you're stupid, they have low expectations for you.” PeopleThinkingYearsFirstsSchoolThreeCasesTeacherStupidLowsExpectationsTestsThree YearsYou Re StupidLow ExpectationsI Was Stupid Author:Robert Sternberg
“But what many psychologists have done, probably because they did well on a test themselves and everyone wants high self esteem, is to create this little box and then do their research inside it.” WantWellsLittlesSelfDoneSelf EsteemResearchTestsBoxesEsteemPsychologistHigh Self Esteem Author:Robert Sternberg
“Current intelligence-testing practices require examinees to answer but not to pose questions. In requiring only the answering of questions, these tests are missing a vital half of intelligence- the asking of questions.” AnswersHalfPracticeMissingIgnoranceTestsAskingCurrentsTesting Author:Robert Sternberg