"Donna Metler" wrote in message
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"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
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Does anyone know of any good articles/studies on how well IQ scores in
childhood correlate with success in adulthood, given all the inherent
inaccuracies of the tests? I realise this is a pretty broad topic, but
I know there are some well-informed people here, and the subject has
come up for discussion on someone's blog so I'm interested in finding
out more.

I'd understood that the correlation was no where near what might be hoped
for, though of course there is the argument that had the high IQ score
been recognised and the child been nurtured correctly then this wouldn't
occur. I'm not sure how well the eleven plus was thought to correlate
with IQ, but it looks like failing that wasn't a barrier to success for
numerous people.

I was recognised as having a high IQ, I was given all the opportunitites,
but officially I'm a failure, I'm a statistic no one wants to have - but,
I chose this outcome, I decided I'd rather be a mother than fight my way
in academia and my husband supported me in that. I AM A SUCCESS, just not
statistically - not all gifted and talented people want all these things
that are defined as success - and people give us a hard time for it, if
you go to an ivy league school, the message you are given is it's a waste
for you to become a teacher and motherhood his something you consider
after you've established your career. Success is acheiving what you want
to acheive.

Sarah - I think you'd struggle to find data that gave a strong
correlation, I suspect there is a weak one, similar to what you get for
number of years education completed against income, but I do question
whether any of the measurements of success have any real value.

I agree 100%-I'm another high IQ person who would be considered a failure.
Throughout life, I loved young children, loved spending time with them,
and heard "You're too smart to teach". I finally, in grad school, burned
out on my field, and got my teaching license-and loved teaching.

I'm another one here!
I got a maths degree from Oxford, then nannied for 2 years before having my
own. I tend to keep the Oxford bit hidden as some people treat me
differently when they know, which irritates me. Occasionally it comes up and
people are often amazed that I have that qualification but have nannied for
a job.
I remember round the time I was graduating there was some research produced
by the university showing that 2:1 s were the highest earners not firsts
(probably as more went into academia)
DH got a 1st, then did a DPhil, but is probably earning half what some of
his less quallified contempories are. BUT he doesn't work in the city, and
comes home at a sensible time. Home life is much more important to him and
his pay reflects that.
Debbie