{"id":19,"date":"2015-05-12T22:34:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T22:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader5\/?post_type=chapter&p=19"},"modified":"2022-07-22T20:23:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T20:23:49","slug":"the-many-faces-of-genius","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader5\/chapter\/the-many-faces-of-genius\/","title":{"raw":"The Many Faces of Genius","rendered":"The Many Faces of Genius"},"content":{"raw":"

Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_phb7ehus?width=608&height=70&playerId=23449753\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_93\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]\"A<\/a> Albert Einstein[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIs intelligence something that is measured<\/strong> by success in school? Not always. In 1895, Albert Einstein wrote an exam to get into university. He failed all the non-science parts of the test. Yet Einstein went on to become one of the world\u2019s best-known geniuses.<\/strong> Winston Churchill struggled in school and failed sixth grade. He went on to win a Nobel Prize<\/strong> and be elected prime minister of the United Kingdom twice. Whoopi Goldberg struggled to read and write and eventually dropped out of high school. She went on to win every major award for excellence in show business<\/strong>: the Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_36\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]\"A<\/a> Whoopi Goldberg[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThese stories show us that intelligence is more complex than something that can be measured by schoolwork and tests. In fact, intelligence is so complex that scientists cannot even agree on how to define it. Some people think of intelligence as the ability to solve problems, learn new things, or adapt<\/strong> to new situations. Others think of intelligence as the ability to cope<\/strong> in the world.\r\n\r\nBeing intelligent is often seen as the same as being good at reading, writing, and math. These are the subjects that schools tend to focus on. But people can be intelligent in a variety of different ways. For example, people can be:\r\n