Kelly McKerrow, a former elementary school principal who is now a associate professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Higher education at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale wrote this article in hopes that she could show how much of a detrimental impact that the traditional conceptions of intelligence, based on IQ testing have on minorities and women in today's society. Although she does agree that the research on Intelligence testing has been very rich, …showed first 75 words of 896 total…

…showed last 75 words of 896 total…taking. I know from my experiences with taking these test that some kids are just better at taking them. The time allotted slots make some children squirm in their seats because they feel rushed and feel they need to hurry because of the time limit set upon them. Some children need to take time to read through the question or paragraph one or two more times than someone who only needs to read it once.