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IQ Is The Wrong Measuring Rod
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IQ Is The Wrong Measuring Rod.
The zodiac sign for the month of Tishri is scales, Libra, maznayim. It is a symbol of measurement. We are measured and we measure. Relevant is the biblical injunction, "You shall have honest scales, honest weights, honest measures in your homes" (Deuteronomy 25).
From the cutting our umbilical cord to our interment we are measured. Our size, our weight, the imprint of our hands and feet are recorded, tagged and tabilated. And throughout our school career, from kindergarten through graduate schools we are graded, we are scored, we are given marks; silver ...
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