Doesn't Equal Intelligence

Among liberals, “progressives,” and especially academics, there is great joy at the prospect of an administration dominated by people who had very high SAT scores and who possess advanced degrees.

At the same point in time, we are experiencing a serious credit crisis, brought about to a substantial extent by naive and inadequate mathematical models–mostly developed by people with very high SAT scores and very often with advanced degrees.

Having high scores and a degree does not mean you're smart. All it means is that you have a decent memory and can parrot back what you're taught.

And in addition, the liberals are ecstatic about a liberal Democrat in the white house to go along with the liberal controlled congress. Yep, everything is going to come up roses from now on. They conveniently forget that congress has been controlled by liberals for some time now. It's those same liberal congress critters that passed laws encouraging, no requiring lenders to make extreme risky loans to those that couldn't afford them. So those that helped this country, and maybe the world, get into this financial mess are now going to get us out of it? I see a long and rough road ahead.

Having high scores and a degree has nothing to do with intelligence or analytical thinking. All it means is that you have a decent memory and can repeat what you read and hear. I've known several engineers that were decidedly inadequate, and most had advanced degrees with great grades. On the other hand, the absolute best engineer I've ever met didn't have a degree at all. He knew how to think.