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4-year-old with IQ of 145 becomes Mensa's newest member
Yahoo! News ^ | July 30, 2013 | Dylan Stableford

Posted on 08/01/2013 2:16:04 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Anala Beevers is 4 and smarter than you.

Anala — who learned the alphabet when she was only 4 months old, her parents say — has an IQ over 145. The New Orleans toddler recently was invited to join Mensa, the high-IQ society for people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on the standardized intelligence test. Anala is in the 99th percentile.

Anala loves geography, knows the location of every U.S. state and the names of their capitals. She even carries a map of America everywhere she goes.

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TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: densa; dylanstableford; intelligence; mensa
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

well, that explains why i think everyone’s an idiot...

;)


41 posted on 08/01/2013 3:38:46 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: hosepipe
Many homeschoolers can do that... I know a few that can.. She needs to know/do something extra ordinary.. she hasn’t..

high IQs ...

public schools...

must... resist...

42 posted on 08/01/2013 3:42:28 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
My first thought.....beautiful little girl, but poor kid....her parents think she should have a 'reality show'.....

They want to market this little 4 yr old....they see dollar signs...

So sad....she seems sweet and so soft spoken, I hope they don't ruin her.

43 posted on 08/01/2013 3:49:08 PM PDT by Guenevere (....)
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To: sten

“well, that explains why i think everyone’s an idiot...”

From our everyone is an idiot department:

Today my wife was out driving with our 3 yr old son. He spotted a tow truck crew ministering to a stranded car. He asked his mother; “Who are they?” She said, “They drive the tow truck”. He asked “Are they idiots?” She said “No. Why do you ask that?” He said “Daddy thinks everyone are idiots...”

Daddy suspects he mumbles audibly when he is out driving with junior.


44 posted on 08/01/2013 3:55:26 PM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

That is only true for a test with a specific Standard Deviation.

An IQ number has no meaning without the SD.

A much more accurate description is IQ as expressed as a percentile.


45 posted on 08/01/2013 4:13:47 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your teaching is my delight.)
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To: Red Badger
Mine was 136

Wow, you are smart!

46 posted on 08/01/2013 4:17:42 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (')
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Intelligence Quotient = Mental Age divided by Chronological Age times 100, IIRC. Does this mean her Mental Age is about 6 years old? That my Mental Age is about 106 years old? Tell me what this is about, please.


47 posted on 08/01/2013 4:26:39 PM PDT by imardmd1 (An armed society is a polite society -- but dangerous for the fool --)
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To: MtBaldy
/// she’s not smarter than me, and I have the paper to prove it. Also have a Mensa membership.

I’ve been to many Mensa gatherings

I'm sure you are and I'm equally sure you're happy this topic finally came up.

Just curious, what do you self-congratulatory geniuses talk about at yer meetings? Porn fantasys, sports or equations?

So who are you, Pinky or the Brain?


48 posted on 08/01/2013 4:42:08 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (')
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To: RegulatorCountry
Einstein had a terrible memory when it came to things he placed no importance upon...

The story is told that once a person was speaking to Dr. Einstein and wanted to know his telephone number. Einstein went to a telephone directory and looked up his number and read it off to the visitor, adding that he saw no reason to use up his brain space (or some such term) with things that he could simply look up.

49 posted on 08/01/2013 4:44:37 PM PDT by OldPossum
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To: informavoracious

Sorry, I see you pointed this out earlier in your post 32; I hadn’t seen it...honest!


50 posted on 08/01/2013 4:48:49 PM PDT by OldPossum
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To: Berlin_Freeper

This child can write her own ticket in life, she can do just about anything she wants to do. The one thing that she needs to remember, though, is that it will be easier for her to relate to others than for others to relate to her. That’s why her MENSA membership is such a good idea: she will be able to grow up around “like-minded” individuals who appreciate in-depth exploration of ideas.


51 posted on 08/01/2013 4:50:41 PM PDT by Unknowing (Now is the time for all smart little girls to come to the aid of their country.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

One of the less intelligent men that I have known claimed to be a member of Mensa. It’s my impression as a result that this is an organization of people who are lacking in self-confidence.


52 posted on 08/01/2013 4:51:31 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Actually it comes up every now and then. Topics at Mensa meetings are usually very wide ranging from current events to obscure ancient poets and artists. The self congratulatory comment again shows your ignorance. No one feels there IQ by itself makes them important or special. What it usually does make for is a lively group with wide ranging knowledge and interests. Truth be told I haven’t done anything very special with my IQ other than enjoy being smart. I’m handicapped by a privileged birth and upbringing which pretty much allows me to do what I want to do without worrying about the bills.


53 posted on 08/01/2013 4:53:22 PM PDT by MtBaldy (If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question)
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To: MtBaldy
I’m handicapped by a privileged birth and upbringing which pretty much allows me to do what I want to do without worrying about the bills.

Well, you upper crust snob, you..... your lordship, sir!

:p

54 posted on 08/01/2013 4:56:27 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Doesn’t this simply mean she is as smart as the average six-year-old? It’s a quotient, right? Your age on the test divided by your actual age? Or have they changed that?


55 posted on 08/01/2013 5:01:27 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: RegulatorCountry
Einstein had a terrible memory when it came to things he placed no importance upon, like changing out of his pajamas and into a suit of clothes before leaving the house, wearing shoes, that sort of mundane thing, lol.

I worked with someone who worked with Einstein. My friend's contention is that Einstein also forgot to bathe frequently.

56 posted on 08/01/2013 5:02:48 PM PDT by thesharkboy (posting without reading the article since 1998)
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To: GeronL

Hey buddy, this is America. We’re all equal in the eyes of the law.


57 posted on 08/01/2013 5:06:01 PM PDT by MtBaldy (If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question)
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To: MtBaldy

I was just kidding


58 posted on 08/01/2013 5:08:32 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: imardmd1

I think IQ loses meaning as you get older. They give the test at the time in the child’s life when it is most meaningful—as I remember, about 7 years old.


59 posted on 08/01/2013 5:09:47 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: thesharkboy

Did you ever see the photo of his studio? It gives comfort to some of us.


60 posted on 08/01/2013 5:11:20 PM PDT by firebrand
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