Charles Murray: Giftedness vs. humility

From The Wall Street Journal

After writing about Americans with below-average intelligence, and those with higher IQs who are wasting time and money in college, Charles Murray turns his analysis toward the highly gifted.

He says too little is being done to nurture and challenge those with IQs in the highest percentiles — and that the most intelligent among us also need to learn how to be humble about their gifts.

Read the final column in his three-part series on education in the United States, from the Wall Street Journal (Jan. 18): click here.

Charles Murray: Challenging the college myth

From The Wall Street Journal

For years I've said the two biggest boondoggle industries in America are weddings and colleges.

Nowhere else is so much money wasted with so little return on investment.

Finally, I've found a scholar who agrees with me — at least about colleges: Charles Murray.

Read the second of his three-part series on education, from the Wall Street Journal (Jan. 17): click here.

Charles Murray: Intelligence in the classroom

From The Wall Street Journal

Wow! I've never met this guy, Charles Murray, but I sure do like his style!

Read the first of his three-part series on education in America, from the Wall Street Journal (Jan. 16): click here.