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History of IQ Test Do you know how this IQ Test (Intelligent Quotient Test) started? Have you wondered how effective it is? Paul Broca and Sir Francis Galton were among the first scientists to think about measuring intelligence. They thought they could determine intelligence by measuring the size of the human skull. They assumed that the larger the skull, the smarter the person. Around the same time, scientist Wilhelm Wundt used introspection which is the human ability to reflect on their own thoughts, as the measure of intelligence. Nowadays, their methods and ideas are considered to be outmoded and are for sure no longer used for IQ tests, but they form a fundamental part of the history of the IQ test. How did their hypotheses helped the test that we have today? What was the first real IQ Test? The first modern intelligence test in IQ history was developed in 1904, by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. The French Ministry of Education asked these researchers to develop a test that would allow for distinguishing mentally retarded children from normally intelligent, but lazy children. The result was the Simon-Binet IQ test. This IQ test consists of several components such as logical reasoning, finding rhyming words and naming objects. The score for the IQ test in combination with a child's age, provides information on the intellectual development of the child: is the child ahead of or lagging other children? The IQ was calculated as (mental age/chronological age) X 100. The test came to be a huge success, both in Europe and America. Now, you know :)

Generation to generation People born between 1985 and 1995 are the most unique generation of all time. Here’s why: They are in-between two generations: the one before the internet and technology took over and the generation after. The generation before us was old school and believed in working hard. The generation after us believes in working smart. We saw it all: Radio, TV, Mario, Waptrick, Nokia, Nintendo 64, Samsung, iPhone, PS4, Tape, CD, DVD, MIXit, MIG32, Netflix, Snapchat, Emojis, and Virtual reality… The generation before us can be scammed with simple emails asking for money and offering love. The generation after us knows it’s better to have four emails: one for serious stuff, social media, financial transactions and one for experiments for things you don’t trust We are the generation that knows tradition and question it… picking from it what makes sense to us. The generation before us knew no questions. The generation after us knows no tradition. We are the gap between the industrial age and the internet age. We understand both sides from experience. We should be running the world! The old guys don’t understand what’s going on anymore; the new guys don’t fully understand where what’s going on came from. I am still new here. Please like, comment and subscribe. I subscribe back :)

Keep pushing Sometimes motivation comes from so deep within it can never be removed. Then there are times an old memory resurfaces becoming the missing key you’ve always needed. It can be an argument or perhaps something someone said to or about you, however that doesn’t matter just make sure you use it. People can be so careless and carefree all at once that their words completely elude even themselves. This is Destruction maybe at its finest. It’s often said that you weep what you so. The reality stands firm as it can stand. Half of the words and actions aimed at targeting someone else. Are much too powerful for even their owner to accept. So when the course is put into reverse and karma becomes a storm. Out of fear the ones who set everything in motion begin to tremble with fear over something they themselves created. It doesn’t matter who you are just keep pushing.

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Mental Health Tips Recently, people and children all over the world were encouraged to stay home. Slowly, some states, countries, and cities are starting to open back up again. However, some families are still stuck at home. The truth is that this is nothing new to some families. A lot of families are already forced to stay home. Maybe they have a child that has an auto-immune disease? Or perhaps they have an auto-immune illness themselves? Whatever the case might be, after spending A LOT more time at home recently, it got me to thinking about what staying home for large amounts of time can do to your mental state. Here are some mental health tips that helped me: I start my day with a cup of coffee. Reflect on things and keep a positive mindset. Listening to music and dancing while doing the household chores. I play with my kids and do some painting together. I reward myself with bubble baths! AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. I write recipes in my journal and some to do list for the day. I read books! Usually PDFs that I got online. I walk my dog every morning and afternoon. Surely Surely far from people. Get some sunshine and wear clean fresh clothes daily. I cook WORLD CLASS MEALS for the family. I snuggle in bed with my kid and husband. My family keeps me sane in this insanity right now. So whether you are stuck at home by choice or situation, please keep in mind your mental health and take care of your family. I hope these mental health tips are effective on you as it is to me. Love yourself. You are worthy. If feeling worse, please seek support. Be aware of your mental state. Reach out for professional help if you are in a dark space and you can’t see yourself being able to dig out of it on your own or with family and friends. Seeking professional help is a sign of strength, not weakness. Please, seek advice if you do not feel like you can handle this on your own.

COVID-19 Parents Hello everyone. You may probably frown to read yet another coronavirus related article on this community as I was when I decided to write it as my first article in this platform. We live and breathe COVID-19. We all want it to go away and for our lives to return back to normal. However, I find this difficult time phenomenal for analyzing people and their behaviors. This post is not about the pandemic. Instead, it is about people. *Have you noticed any differences between people now from before?* As a kid, I remember my parents saying things along the lines of: “Back in my day…” I thought it was the absolute worst. As I got older, I caught myself looking at younger people, shaking my head and thinking: “Back in my day…” It is my belief that every generation goes through the same cycle. I feel that the pandemic gave us another layer of opportunity for such: “Back in the day…” reminiscing. Back in the days before COVID-19, people complained about kids spending too much time in front of a computer/ tablet/ smartphone. They would boast about their childhood filled with wild adventures outdoors. Kids did not understand it. Why go outside if you can put on a VR set in the comfort of your own room and “see” the world? Suddenly, a pandemic hits and people are told to stay indoors as much as they can. You would think it was a dream come true for those who fought their parents about going outside before the virus. Apparently, it is not. In the UK, teenagers are lashing out against their parents because they are not allowed to go outside. There is talk about new forms of domestic abuse – parents abuse their children by not letting them go outside, and children abuse their parents with verbal and physical violence as a form of a rebellion against the regime. What are the kids really fighting for? Is it for their right to go outside? Or is it simply the age-old fight against parents and authority? Having lived in the past, I would dare to say that it is the latter. In the US, a vast majority of states decided to close schools for the remainder of the academic year. Some closures are mandated by the state, while others are only strongly recommended by the government. Montana, Wyoming, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland decided to keep schools closed only until the end of May. While chatting with my cousin, I found out that online tutoring is not what I thought it was. I imagined that kids woke up, powered on their computers, and then sat in front of them for the same amount of hours they would spend at school. At least in my cousin’s situation, the reality is different. Online school lasts an hour. Afterward, it is up to the parent to spend a minimum of four hours teaching their kid. There is a multitude of issues here. I have to admit I snickered at my cousin complaining. They have nothing better to do, so what is the problem? But it did make me think of those households in which both parents have to work eight hours a day. How are THEY meant to homeschool their kids? Figuring out how to juggle full-time work with full-time care for your kids is not easy. It definitely requires a lot of thinking, compromise, and sacrifice. However, I cannot believe the number of complaints I hear or read about parenting during a pandemic. All of a sudden, parents are finally faced with… parenting and they are flabbergasted. Having to work all day and then work some more when you get home to your kids is not easy. But what did you think when you decided to bring a child to this world? Did you really believe that nannies and teachers would be enough to raise your kid to be a decent human being? Those people certainly play a significant role in the shaping our young ones but they are not a substitute for a parent. COVID-19 makes this more than obvious. Instead of complaining about the lockdown, maybe we should learn how to be parents to our kids? If we ourselves cannot stand our kids, how is it that we expect others to deal with them? Many parents are having a tough time handling their children during these pandemic times. How about you? How has life been different for you as a parent amid a pandemic? Have you learned something about yourself/ your kid/ your relationship with your child by having to spend more time with your offspring? What are some of the tactics that help you keep your sanity? Do you like my article? Please subscribe. I subscribe back. Let me know in the comment section! Thanks~