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[quote=Anonymous]The bottom line:  your raw gifts or potential (physical and intellectual) at conception, in the womb, then 9 months later at birth, then 12 years later after K thru 12 and entering College are very plastic and malleable.  They are affected significantly by the environment.  The intrauterine environment before birth (mother's nutrition, alcohol and drug abuse, physical buse of the mother, mother's health condition during her pregnancy) can influence a child's potential/gifts (physical, intellectual and creative).  Even after birth, the neonate and child's environment can significantly affect the gifts and potential:  lead and other chemical exposure and poisoning during early maturity, poor nutrition, disease and chronic ailments, physical and drug abuse in the child, lack of stimulation (light, touch, feel, hearing, sight, speech, smells) will affect early development of tissues, organs and systems in the child.  Furthermore, in the early childhood years the lack of a nurturing environment for the young, the absence of reading, writing, problem solving and critical thinking exercises (in addition to proper nutrition and exercise) will all affect a child's potential and gifts (physical, creative, and intellectual).  Any child facing these environmental elements will have a tough time scoring 99.9% on the WPSSI, wining the Nobel Prize in Physics or becoming the NFL player of the year if faced with such an uphill and inclement environment at the moment of conception.  There's a hell of alot of gene modification going on in that zygote due to a hellish environment after conception...both in and out of the womb.

How in the hell then is "raw" intelligence fixed?  What is "raw" intelligence?  When does it appear when the brain is constantly maturing and changing in the womb and during childhood and adolescence (and these changes are affected by environment)?  When does it become fixed (at conception, in the 1st trimester, 2nd trimester, or 3rd trimester)?  Or does it become fixed in pre-K?  Perhaps 1 week before a 5 year-old sits for the WISC?  Perhaps God has the answer, or the auswer lies one of the various and sundry man written biblical texts?

Some one on these boards claimed raw intelligence (whatever that means) is measured by a test?  What test?  When do you administer this test?  At conception, in utero, pre-K?  Finally, does anyone actually believe raw intelligence (whatever that is and whenever you decide to measure it) is fixed and not plastic or malleable in a 5-year-old?

Preparation and prepping does affect the test score ... even from  tests you all claim measure "raw" intelligence in 5 and 6 year-olds.

It matters not whether you use Aristotle, Princeton and Kaplan review; or home grown review with a steady diet of reading, writing, problem solving and critical thinking skills and tasks. Who really wants to quibble over when families start to prep their kids:  4 years, 2 years, 2 months, 2 weeks, 2 days before or after the "test" (whenever or whatever that is) - continuous vs intermittent.  What's all the fuss about human beings working and preparing in order for their best performance on or off the field.  This is a good thing in my view.

The rest of the dialogue seems motivated by mankind's typical selfishness, envy and jealousy.  Kids go ahead and prepare and/or prep... for your swim and lacrosse contests or your school tests.  It's a great habit to develop early in your long lives.
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