174. What’s the Point of I.Q. Testing?
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Are gifted and talented programs discriminatory? Why do so many adults still remember their SAT scores? And how did Angela transform from a party girl to an Ivy League psychologist?

• SOURCES:

• Alfred Binet), 19th-century French psychologist.

• Stefan Dombrowski), professor of psychology and director of the School Psychology Program at Rider University.

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe), 18th- to 19th-century German author.

• Travis Kelce), tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs in the N.F.L.

• Robert O'Connell), writer and reporter.

• Robert Rosenthal), professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside.

• Amy Tan), author.

• RESOURCES:

• "What’s the Best Way to Find a Gifted 4-Year-Old?)" by Ginia Bellafante (*The New York Times, *2022).

• "Without the Wonderlic, the N.F.L. Finds Other Ways to Test Football I.Q.)," by Robert O’Connell (*The New York Times, *2022).

• "The Dark History of I.Q. Tests)," by Stefan Dombrowski (*TED-Ed, *2020).

• Grinnell College 2019 Commencement Address), by Amy Tan (2019).

• "Universal Screening Increases the Representation of Low-Income and Minority Students in Gifted Education)," by David Card and Laura Giuliano (*PNAS, *2016).

• "The Supreme Court Ruling That Led To 70,000 Forced Sterilizations)," by Terry Gross* *(*Fresh Air, *2016).

• "Intelligence Is Not Enough: Non-IQ Predictors of Achievement)," by Angela Lee Duckworth (*Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, *2006).

• "Pygmalion in the Classroom)," by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson (*The Urban Review, *1968).

• EXTRAS:

• "Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be?)" by *No Stupid Questions *(2021).

• "America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up)," by *People I (Mostly) Admire *(2021).

• The Hundred Secret Senses)*, *by Amy Tan (1995).

• The Joy Luck Club)*, *by Amy Tan (1989).