I came from an uneducated background, does this mean I’m unintelligent through genetics?

Question

My parents didn't go to college and my grandparents and on were all farmers. So I basically came from an uneducated background, and in school my friends all tell me how slow I am when it comes to common sense. Also when there are tests I have to study extra to get the materials through my head, while my other friend barely studies and get the same grades as me. Is it true that genetics affects you intelligence? Like I can become smart through books and become book smart but, when it comes to street smart its all genetics.

Answer 1

I think you're mixing up a couple issues.

"Street Smarts" is simply a different kind of educational experience. It's what tells you not to notice the guy in the blue devils training suit exchanging little packets of white powder for money--Don't tug on Superman's cape, don't spit into the wind, and don't mess around with Jim.

Street smarts has nothing to do with what you are taught in school--it's a city version of common sense.

Now genetics *does* seem to have a correlation with intelligence, but not with any specific sort. Also your parents--and grandparents--level of education has little to do with it. My father was a highschool dropout, and my mother had a degree from a 4 year nursing school. I don't think either of my grandparents even attended highschool. I have a bachelor degree and routinely work at a fairly high intellectual level (my friends range from soldiers, cops and mercenaries to PHds and people with dozens of patents to their names). My brother has a Masters degree.

There is another aspect of intelligence that most tests measure badly, and that is how fast one can learn and how long one retains. It may take you longer to learn the material, but how well do you retain it, and how quickly can you use it? I have a cousin who had to study *hours* every night, but he had the self discipline to do it, and in the end graduated *with honors* from a really good engineering school with a masters in Civil Engineerings in *5* years.

He's not the quickest thinker around, but in the end he gets it right, and when you're designing a sewage treatment facility...

And finally there is the matter of genetic expression. Your genes only define the upper bounds of what you are capable of, your environment determines whether you *reach* that boundary. We can demonstrate that early childhood education, and most importantly proper diet in the infant, toddler years play a big factor in a child's ability to learn, and even through college things like diet and exercise, drugs and alcohol can influence neural function.

So to boil it down, genetics does affect intelligence, but many other factors do as well, however your parents and grandparents formal education levels don't directly affect it, but might play into how they dealt with you as a child, which will have an effect.

Confused now?

Answer 2

I think genetics can certainly influence what we're good at, but I don't think coming from a family of people who had little education is by any means a genetic factor in your intelligence.

Look at your question: You spelled the words right; used good grammar, all that. You obviously know how to use a computer. You seem pretty intelligent compared to many of the questions people post on here.

If you want to do well in life, then study and work hard, as that's what it takes, not some sort of predetermined genetic code. I've known a LOT of people who seemed brilliant but they sit around and waste their life away doing nothing. And I've known a lot of people who weren't straight-A students, but they've busted their butts and have gone on to do really well in life.

Answer 3

I dont think that either are genetic. Intelligence comes from you studying, etc. And street smarts come from experience. Your parents, grandparents, mentality will play some part in your progress but I feel that both (intelligence and street smarts) are something that you control yourself. After all, lets say your parents are brilliant, say the discovered a cure for cancer....that doesn't mean that you'll be curing a disease yourself.

Answer 4

If somebody is uneducated and uniformed, the preliminary impact they provide would be of unintelligence. this could not be genuine besides the indisputable fact that it takes extra time to talk with somebody to attain that even nevertheless they could not have particularly some expertise, they are able to absorb new expertise and draw significant conclusions. it extremely is plenty much less complicated as we see in this communicate board each and all of the time, to accuse somebody of being stupid because of the fact they're blind to a particular piece of advice than to take a position the time needed to make certain what they're extremely able to.

Answer 5

As a rule q child's IQ is somewhere between his parents and the norm of 100%. So the higher the parents IQ the higher the child's. But the rule is often broken. Geniuses spring up from the most unlikley families.

Answer 6

yes, genetics affects intelligence, but intelligence and education have nothing to do with each other. Your people could have been extremely smart but lacked opportunity for education.

Answer 7

Of course not. ust because your family hasn't had any formal education doesn't mean your not smart.

Answer 8

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!! USE (SPELL/CHECK) NEXT TIME. THAT WOULD BE START TOWARDS -NOT APPEARING TO BE STUPID-