CHILDREN'S EXPRESS: Controversial author says IQ tells it all

From: New York Amsterdam News | Date: March 25, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Linda Cheong, Suki; Ademaj
New York Amsterdam News
03-25-1995
CHILDREN'S EXPRESS: Controversial author says IQ tells it all.

How important is IQ in your life? Can it predict your future?

Charles Murray, co-author of The Bell Curve, says that you can predict kids' futures based on their intelligence quotients (IQs). He says if a child has an IQ of 85 or under, they most likely will drop out of high school. But a child with a higher IQ is most likely to go to high school and finish college.

"It turns out to be very difficult to raise someone's IQ," Murray told Children's Express during a phone ...

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