Dear Teachers, Parents, and Readers,
Recently, I shared to my personal Facebook page a friend’s thought-provoking post. It was from a public group on Facebook called “Compass Group,” which I have joined. It has 219K followers.
In addition to some stunning nature photos from around the world, there was an article about the four types of intelligence quotients.
I’m sharing the quotients because I feel they could be very important for educators and parents to recognize and develop in children. Quotient #4 is considered “a new paradigm.”
The article begins, “According to psychologists,” and proceeds to tell of the four types on intelligence:
1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ): “the measure of one’s level of comprehension.”
2. Emotional Quotient (EQ): “the measure of one’s ability to maintain peace with others, keep to time, be responsible, honest, humble, genuine, considerate, of good character, and respectful of boundaries.”
3. Social Quotient (SQ): “the measure of one’s charisma, ability to build a network of friends, and maintain it over a long period of time.”
4. Adversity Quotient (AQ): “the measure of one’s ability to go through a rough patch in life and come out of it without losing one’s mind.”
The article also states, “People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go further in life than those with a high IQ but low EQ and low SQ. AQ determines who will give up, abandon their family, and consider suicide. Most schools capitalize on improving IQ while EQ and SQ are played down.”
“Finally, do not prepare the road for your children. Prepare your children for the road.”
So, get a clue, Readers. The article’s advice is prudent: “Develop children’s IQ as well as their EQ, SQ, and AQ. They should become multifaceted human beings able to do things independently of their parents.” What do you think?