UM: IQ

Nicholas Kristof’s column for the New York Times features UM professor Richard Nisbett and his new book, ”Intelligence and How to Get It,” which Kristof describes as offering “terrific advice for addressing poverty and inequality in America.” Says Nisbett: ”Some of the things that work are very cheap. Convincing junior-high kids that intelligence is under their control – you could argue that that should be in the junior-high curriculum right now.” [Source]