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scimitar ([info]scimitar) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2010-08-18 00:25:00


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Entry tags:elitism, otf_wank's thoughts on mensa

Mensans v Non-Mensans
Jill, at Feministe, makes a blog post ridiculing a comment that uses Mensa membership to validate a fondness for the Cathy comic strip.

The first comment starts off with a defense of Mensa and an earnest explanation of what it means to be a genius. But soon comments erupt criticizing all standard tests, defending standardized tests and Mensa, along with accusations of ableism, lamenting the loneliness and social ostracization that is the lot of smart people and horror at Jill's very appalling anti-intellectualism.

SweetMachine nicely rounds up the kerfuffle: Way to fight the good fight, Mensa lovers! Put that genius to work!



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[info]evilsqueakers
2010-08-18 11:39 pm UTC (link)
I remember seeing my 8th grade teacher's salary in Atlanta in the mid 90s. She was making something between 34-38k for teaching 120 students. I didn't think her salary was unreasonable, but instead a tad low.

I figured my school system failed me because it's based in Georgia and education is rarely priority unless it brings in money to the county and state.

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