guy one goes to all the parties , watches sports and TV all day then the night before the big exam finally studies a few hours.
Guy 2 studies 10 hours every day with full determined focus to pass the exam
who would you bet will get a higher grade? #2 of course.
intelligence means nothing . it's about hard work,determination ,persistence and focus
I would agree with you to a point, but to say that intelligence means nothing is silly. I don't know what your educational background is but one of the primary reasons many people that I know believe what you do is that our educational system has been “dumbed down” dramatically over the last few decades.
It is now possible for persons of average or even less than average intelligence to complete courses of study that previously would have been out of their reach. On the surface that sounds like a good thing; unfortunately the training provided is now substandard compared to what it used to be.
This partially explains why there are so many persons who have earned “advanced degrees” in technical fields that will argue nonsense such as consensus is a valid part of the scientific method.
Hard work, determination, persistence and focus may very well get a person with less ability through difficult courses of study. In the real world these same attributes are also the most reliable predictors of success, but if they are hard working and determined those with innate intelligence and creative abilities are more often the true innovators in the real world. I am sure that you realize that discounting intelligence is a mistake.
Yet if you have two guys who are like guy 2 but one of them has a higher IQ odds are that he would get a better grade