Are people in Reading & Math Honors smarter than people that aren't in Reading & Math Honors?

Answer 1

There are different kids of smart. There is academic smarts, 'common sense' smarts, spiritual / compassionate smarts, 'savant' smarts like being able to recite pi to 40,000 digits, etc. The person in reading & math honors has academic smarts. If they don't also have at the very least some common sense, the academic smarts won't serve them too well in life. I have met many academically brilliant people who can barely function in the real world. So the person in honors is maybe academically smarter, but that is only worth so much.

Answer 2

Chances are, no. While people who are in reading and math honors classes seem to excel at the classes that they are in, doesn't mean that they are smarter. Often this is due to learning speed as well as subject matter. There are those who do well in other subjects such as science and language. These individuals would be no less smarter than those who do well with math and reading. Conversely, some people who appear as underachievers are actually quite smart and just often lack the proper motivation or inclination. This would be category that I personally fall into. In school I did next to nothing in regards to studying and hardly any homework, yet I still managed to produce a B average. That being said while honor students are better applied to their studies, it would be a ignorant person who would presume to think that they posses a higher intelligence solely based upon the classes they take.

Answer 3

Not necessarily - and not in some ways. For instance, someone in Math honors may be terrible at spelling or English. Someone not in math honors may actually be better at math, in some respects, than someone who is in math honors.

Also, there are people who probably should be in math honors who are either lazy, or simply don't like to be singled out, and refuse to be in math honors.

People in Reading honors just have good memories. Reading honors is all about comprehension - if you can read a novel over teh course of a week and remember what was said in the first couple of chapters, then you can be in Reading honors. That's no great accomplishment - it's just reward for having a good memory.

Answer 4

Not necessarily. They may in fact be smarter than some but it is just as likely they have more aptitude for it, are more interested in it, or work harder at it.

I have known a couple of people who were so adept at math that it was literally spooky. They couldn't match up a pair of socks, would forget to eat, or not take a shower until someone addressed the odor. But, they were math aces by any standard.

Anytime someone excels in some field, we need to praise that achievement but it is equally important to keep the big picture in perspective. That perspective is vastly more important the younger the person is. A well rounded education is crucial especially in K - 12 grades. College, especially upper division, is the place for tunnel vision.

Answer 5

Ok, Ive read the 'answers' and everyone say No, but I have to disagree. the Honors class is not only harder (my daughter is in honors math and is a entire grade above level) but it moves at a faster pace and requires a lot more work on the students part (i.e. homework projects).

Answer 6

no. They have just decided to take the honors class.
Besides that smart is relative. One person may be great at one thing but not so hot in another. The next person just the opposite. Both can be considered smart but for different reasons.

Answer 7

no, i dont think so. There are lots of people that are intelligent in those subjects that aren't in the honors group. Most of it, i think, depends on the individuals.

Answer 8

Not really...they just like to learn at a different pace than other people do, which just happens to be a faster pace. Anyone can learn math and reading, they just have to know that they can do it.

Answer 9

sometimes. However, they usually just work harder to achieve the grades to get into the Honors programs.