Unbridled raw intelligence.

SomeRandom · Oct 13, 2019

Vinayaka said:
I was thinking about people whom you've met.

Aww.
Well I have a cousin who teaches English in a rather unorthodox way. But is still very respected (apparently.) I would qualify him as having raw intelligence. Because having a convo with him was like having a lecture with some super duper genius speaker.
Though he is schizophrenic, so I dunno.

Vinayaka · Oct 13, 2019

SomeRandom said:
Aww.
Well I have a cousin who teaches English in a rather unorthodox way. But is still very respected (apparently.) I would qualify him as having raw intelligence. Because having a convo with him was like having a lecture with some super duper genius speaker.
Though he is schizophrenic, so I dunno.

Could be.

SomeRandom · Oct 13, 2019

Vinayaka said:
Could be.

He was like one of those teachers who would constantly question your reasoning. Not out of maliciousness. But to get you to think. But outside of school the guy was filthy as hell. And it was worse that he taught at my high school. Because I’d always see him as just one of the “drunk dads” and never as a teacher. But props to him, he still teaches me a thing or two about the canon.

Revoltingest · Oct 13, 2019

Raw intelligence....
I think of someone who thinks on their feet, & is fully aware.
An example of one such luminary is Frank Zappa...someone
who's clearly running on all cylinders....
Quote by Frank Zappa: “Interviewer: 'So Frank, you have long hair. Doe...”
“Interviewer: 'So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?'
Frank Zappa: 'You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?”
The longer story behind this brilliant comeback....
Zappa.com • View topic - Frank on Joe Pyne ????

PureX · Oct 13, 2019

My experience in grades 1-12 was more the opposite direction: all the teachers wanted to know was what page came after page 85, and if I dared to ask why, I was a "problem student". It wasn't until I went to art school in college that I finally met both teachers and students who were constantly asking the 'why' and 'what does it mean' questions. It was like growing up among aliens on an alien planet, and then finally coming home to my own people. And it was life-changing to discover that I wasn't crazy, or alone. I was just an artist by nature and spirit.

Aupmanyav · Oct 13, 2019

My vote will go to uneducated but very practical villagers here. Though that may not be the answer Vinayaka may be looking for. I have a lot of respect for them.

Vinayaka · Oct 13, 2019

PureX said:
My experience in grades 1-12 was more the opposite direction: all the teachers wanted to know was what page came after page 85, and if I dared to ask why, I was a "problem student". It wasn't until I went to art school in college that I finally met both teachers and students who were constantly asking the 'why' and 'what does it mean' questions. It was like growing up among aliens on an alien planet, and then finally coming home to my own people. And it was life-changing to discover that I wasn't crazy, or alone. I was just an artist by nature and spirit.

Yes there are some horridly creativity-lacking 'teachers' out there. Art meant everyone coloring the same worksheet. Glad you found a spot where that changed. Many successful entrepreneurs dropped out of school. But when you're raised spoon fed, you have a tendency to spoon feed. Some of the kids I knew who fit the category were rather disliked by some teachers. I thought it was mostly envy, but it really begged the question of who was the adult.

Vinayaka · Oct 13, 2019

Aupmanyav said:
My vote will go to uneducated but very practical villagers here. Though that may not be the answer Vinayaka may be looking for. I have a lot of respect for them.

Oh there is so much hidden knowledge there. I was at Dhanushkodi (beyond Rameswaram, at the end of the point) and this wee girl, daughter of a fisherman, taught me a thing or two about knots. It's was embarrassing. I gave her some money for the demo.

ChristineM · Oct 13, 2019

Vinayaka said:
I was thinking about people whom you've met.

Such intelligence can be extremely directed. I have a (distant) friend who specialises in nuclear power stations. He is a university professor who teaches how to design and build them. His lectures are fantastic, interesting even to me who knows ziltch about the subject.

Despite his huge intelligence the guy cannot replace the fuse in a plug and needs help to replace a lightbulb.

SomeRandom · Oct 14, 2019

ChristineM said:
Such intelligence can be extremely directed. I have a (distant) friend who specialises in nuclear power stations. He is a university professor who teaches how to design and build them. His lectures are fantastic, interesting even to me who knows ziltch about the subject.

Despite his huge intelligence the guy cannot replace the fuse in a plug and needs help to replace a lightbulb.

Reminds me of my old school friend. She has a PhD in physics. Can read the entire works of Shakespeare in a weekend and still have time to dissect them in exquisite detail. But I have to show her how a microwave works.

Vinayaka · Oct 14, 2019

Quite a lot of theoretical work has been done on intelligence. The g factor relates to general intelligence, whilst there is also specific intelligence, where a person is really strong in one or more fields. A person can be strong in several field simultaneously. Both are interesting. The type of people I was referring to in the OP are clearly strong in general intelligence, with no apparent weaknesses anywhere, although their strengths from subject to subject would vary. I bet as kids they all learned to tie their shoes at really young ages.

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