A Question of Intelligence: The IQ Debate in America

"Threading his way through a cluster of quarrels about IQ, Seligman tells us why most experts (psychologists, educators, researchers) believe the tests do measure "intelligence" and are not culturally biased. In the midst of a social and political minefield, he addresses the sensitive but inescapable subject of ethnic and national differences in IQ and outlines the connection between IQ levels and economic achievement. He proposes that banning the tests will work against the interests of school children: we must still make decisions about our kids - which ones need remedial reading courses, for example, and which ones qualify for advanced programs - and those decisions will be better if informed by IQ testing. Seligman even takes an IQ test himself along the way, and sends back a lively account of the experience." "The realities of the entire IQ controversy have almost always been at odds with the media's reports. Now A Question of Intelligence sets the record straight, putting this fiery debate to the test in crystal-clear, comprehensible terms. It is a bold and crucial book for every American who wants to understand what is at stake - and why intelligence matters."--BOOK JACKET.