• Question: could we ever be born smart

    Asked by lydo to Shane, Emma on 14 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Emma Hanley

      Emma Hanley answered on 14 Nov 2017:


      We are all born with a certain amount of intelligence and intelligence is a genetic trait; however, it is a mixture of the environment in which we are that also helps this intelligence develop.

    • Photo: Shane Mcdonagh

      Shane Mcdonagh answered on 15 Nov 2017:


      You can be born without much intelligence and through hard work and a positive environment become quite smart. Likewise, you can be born quite intelligent but if you never nourish your brain with activity and learning you will appear no smarter than anyone else. Think of your brain like a muscle, if you don’t exercise properly you’ll never be strong!

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