Pepper Stetler
A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test
A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test
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Pepper Stetler's quest to advocate for her daughter, Louisa, who has Down Syndrome, leads her to question the IQ test's dark history and its influence on her daughter's future. She uncovers the test's roots in eugenics, racism, xenophobia, and ableism and argues that it has influenced who society holds up as successful and what it misses when it judges someone solely on their measured intelligence. A Measure of Intelligence challenges the rigid definition of intelligence and calls for a fundamental reevaluation of how we understand an individual's perceived potential.
Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 05 September 2024
Publisher: Diversion Books
Pepper Stetler, a mother of a daughter with Down Syndrome, embarked on a quest to advocate for her daughter's education. As she delved into the history of the IQ test, she discovered its dark roots in eugenics, racism, xenophobia, and ableism. This realization led her to question the relevance and authority of the test and its impact on Louisa's future. Stetler's investigation into the history of IQ revealed its origins in the eugenics movement, which sought to justify discrimination and segregation based on intelligence. She traced the legacy of the IQ test from its inception to the present day, where schools and society have adopted it as a shorthand for an individual's aptitude, or worth. Stetler boldly questioned how this rigid definition of intelligence had influenced who society holds up as successful and what it missed when it judged someone solely on their measured intelligence. Through her mother's love and dedication to her daughter and her incisive historical and cultural analysis, A Measure of Intelligence explores the origins and influence of the IQ test on our modern education system, questions how we define and judge intelligence, challenges its flawed foundation, and argues for a fundamental reevaluation of how we understand and measure intelligence.
Dimension: 228 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781635769357
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