What is the true measurement of intelligence? Does it really matter? My son is in honors classes. However, he may not stay there. In the class there is an expectation of emotional intelligence. Having the right attitude. Keeping up at a fast pace. This is in the school program. In a public school, they are told to do the math the way they are supposed to, when showing their work. Follow instructions. Show their work. They can think outside of the box. They must meet the requirements of the standard across the board to define how they came up with what they came up with. This sounds very familiar. Don’t question authority. Do it as you are told.
I want my kids to be able to think for themselves. I want them to question what is taught. I want them to have critical thinking skills. I was told that my son did not meet the average grade of the other honor students. They called him a bubble kid. He is on the edge. I don’t really care about it. I think he wants to excel in his class. However, he wants to do it his way. I am guilty for having taught him to ask why something is the way it is. I am proud of him, no matter what. If he gets kicked out of his honors class, it will be a lesson to him about the difference between emotional intelligence and regular intelligence. He will also know that he is not here to please everyone. Also, he should not let anyone’s opinion of him affect him.