MLLL 4993

There were two Ted Talks available to watch for this assignment. Below are my notes. The title for the TedTalks should also be a link to the video to watch. A New Theory of Human Intelligence :  Scott Barry Kaufman This talk critiques how intelligence is perceived in the education system. Some individuals are intelligent, but not able to succeed or reach their full potential with the current system because of test-taking or social skills. Kaufman suggests using the '4 C's' system as a better approach to intelligence. They are: Capacity, Competence, Commitment, and Creativity. Part of the reason his story is so compelling is his own history. Kaufman describes his experiences of being held back due to a standardized test but ended up earning a PhD from Yale. Clearly, the test wasn't an accurate representation of his intelligence in terms of perseverance or knowledge. I completely agree that we need to redefine intelligence because everyone has their own strength...

I chose the Merchant of Seri  jakarta for this week's story.  (This image is a depiction of one of the merchants with the grandmother and granddaughter mentioned. The image can be sourced  here .) There was a young girl and grandmother who once had money but were now poor. Merchants used to come by their house, selling and buying items. The granddaughter asked the grandma if she could sell a bowl they had because it was never used. The grandmother had kept the bowl despite being so poor because of the nostalgia of her late husband eating from it. Despite this, she was willing to sell it to take care of her granddaughter.  The first merchant she tried to sell it to was greedy. The grandma and granddaughter did not know the price of their bowl, and he knew this, so he told them it was worthless and threw it on the ground. He did this hoping he could try to buy it for cheaper later and sell it at a higher price for a better profit. He left after this. A secon...