1. Smartness: Everyone Is Smart At Their Own Level
Neyda Marquez
August 23, 2012
Humanities
MCLA 8th Grade

2. Tezkatlipoka – Self Reflection
I thought about questions like “ What Smartness is important?”
RESEARCH QUESTION: Do you think you're smart? Why or why not?
I chose this question because I simply wanted to know if people think that they're smart or if they think that they're dumb.

3. Quetzalkoalt – Precious Knowledge
Ancient Times: They thought that the brain was the organ that controls thought.
Galton: He believed smartness runs in the family.
Scientist: Scientist tried to prove that the English skull was superior.
Binet: He was the man that created the IQ test.
Stereotype Threat: Stereotype threat is when negative stereotypes are being said about a group.
Today's Smartness: Tests are a way to determine smartness

4. Huiztlilopochtli – The Will To Act
RESEARCH QUESTION: Do you think you're smart? Why or why not?
I interviewed mostly seventh graders from our school, MCLA.
All of the kids I interviewed thought they were fairly smart. They all gave me different answers, but I thought they all lead up to one statement.
Statement: I'm smart at my own levels.

5. Xipe Totek - Transformation
My findings help transform others who think that there is only one smartness. Again I think. that everyone is smart at their own levels. There is no exact definition of smartness.

6. Works Cited
Hatt, Beth. “Smartness as a Cultural Practice in Schools.” American Education Research Journal (2012) 438. Print.
Mullick, Nirvan, , dir. Caine's Arcade. Film. 17 Aug <http//:
Wanjek, Christopher. Bad Medicine: Misconceptions and Misuses. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, inc., Print.