Above Average IQ

I watched a documentary called "Stupid in America". I am surprised that American public school was that bad. In the documentary, a public school in South Carolina is very incompetent despite the budget they are getting from the government. I never thought of it to be the case. Maybe because I look up to America as the home of the best universities in the world, but I realized, those were privately run. I also spent my elementary and secondary years in a public school in the Philippines, but the teachers and the school itself was competitive enough. Well, at least the school that I have gone to. The Philippine government has among the lowest spending on education in Asia. There have been a lot of debates in the Congress and in the Senate to uplift the quality of education in the country, I hope our legislators are ending up with the best measures.

According to  Intelligence and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations by Richard Lynn, the Philippines ranked 52  among 127 nations with an average IQ of 86 which is on the "dullness" range. Out of 127 nations, only 40 are on the range classified as "normal" or average intelligence (91-110), while none has an average IQ higher than that. (See the country ranking below.)

I was curious to learn what my IQ is, so I took an online IQ test on Free-IQTest.net, (which they claimed to be accurate), and I scored 117, which is above average according to their classification. I am kinda proud of it because if I didn't score good, I would have not posted this blog entry. ☺ 

According to BBC:

"A person's Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is, arguably, one of their most important characteristics. It is believed that you can predict a person's behavior more accurately from their IQ than from any other single piece of information about them." 

There have been a lot of debates about intelligence. My teacher once told us, "No student is dumb, they are just too lazy to study." I'm sorry ma'am, I beg to disagree. I believe intelligence is in the genes, no matter how hard he study, if the person is dumb, he is always dumb. Am I mean enough?haha. Though, I believe, it can be improved by the way the school and the society is teaching you. Improvement, however, will be minimal as compared to those "who has intelligence in their genes".  

Some psychologist have came up with a different way of measuring intelligence,the multiple intelligence. You can be dumb on some but excel on the other. According to Psychologist Howard Gardner, there are seven types of intelligence. So don't worry if you don't excel academically, because you could be intelligent in music, dancing, sports, and interpersonal relationship. Let me tell you, I am really dumb when it comes to music and dancing, no matter how I study, it's just not for me. ☺

If you're curious what your IQ is, try the test. And don't be affected by people judging you based on your IQ, always remember that it's always your character that matters. 

IQ Range	Classification
140 and over	Genius or near genius
120-140	Very superior intelligence
111-120	Superior intelligence
91-110	Normal or average intelligence
81-90	Dullness
70-80	Borderline deficiency
Below 70	Definite feeble-mindedness

IQ Ranking by Country

Rank Country IQ estimate 1  Hong Kong 107 2  South Korea 106 3 ^  Japan 105 4  Taiwan 104 5  Singapore 103 6 *  Austria 102 6 ^  Germany 102 6 **  Italy 102 6 *  Netherlands 102 10  Sweden 101 10  Switzerland 101 12  Belgium 100 12 **  China 100 12  New Zealand 100 12 **  United Kingdom 100 16  Hungary 99 16  Poland 99 16 **  Spain 99 19  Australia 98 19  Denmark 98 19 *  France 98 19  Mongolia 98 19  Norway 98 19 *  United States 98 25  Canada 97 25  Czech Republic 97 25  Finland 97 28  Argentina 96 28 ^  Russia 96 28  Slovakia 96 28  Uruguay 96 32 ^  Portugal 95 32  Slovenia 95 34  Israel 94 34  Romania 94 36  Bulgaria 93 36  Ireland 93 36 *  Greece 93 39  Malaysia 92 40  Thailand 91 41  Croatia 90 41 ^  Peru 90 41 * *  Turkey 90

44  Colombia 89 44  Indonesia 89 44  Suriname 89 47  Brazil 87 47 * *  Iraq 87 47 ^  Mexico 87 47  Samoa 87 47  Tonga 87 52 *  Lebanon 86 52  Philippines 86 54  Cuba 85 54  Morocco 85 56  Fiji 84 56 *  Iran 84 56  Marshall Islands 84 56  Puerto Rico 84 60 **  Egypt 83 60  Saudi Arabia 83 60  United Arab Emirates 83 61 *  India 81 62  Ecuador 80 63  Guatemala 79 64  Barbados 78 64  Nepal 78 64  Qatar 78 67  Zambia 77 68  Congo 73 68  Uganda 73 70  Jamaica 72 70  Kenya 72 70  South Africa 72 70  Sudan 72 70  Tanzania 72 75  Ghana 71 76  Nigeria 67 77  Guinea 66 77 ^  Zimbabwe 66 79  Democratic Republic of the Congo 65 80  Sierra Leone 64 81  Ethiopia 63 82  Equatorial Guinea 59