The “Narrative of Metacognition,” is an essay that depicts the value of intelligence in correlation to occupations and systems in the world. Throughout the passage, Asimov acknowledges himself as an intellectual individual who his whole life was seen as a man with great intelligence. However he continues to show examples in which his intellect in school was of no value to him in situations he wasn’t an expert in and that his intelligence is not absolute.
My definition of intelligence and knowledge is extremely similar to that of Asimov, in which intelligence is something that doesn’t cross over all aspects of living but just in your area of expertise. For example a person who never went to school but worked on cars their whole life is more intelligent than a person who’s been to school In that area. My strengths are that I am extremely creative and I have a mind that is constantly looking to create, I am able to design and create things like music and clothes and process what is good and not good in those areas.
My top 3 types of intelligence I received taking the quiz are Intrapersonal, interpersonal and musical. According to these results I can understand myself, others and I can create. I would say that overall these results are pretty accurate because I am constantly making mental models in my head to make decisions, I like working with people most of the time and I like music. My intelligence types are in direct correlation to my strengths, interests and talents. All of aspects I received in the quiz are things that I use constantly and apply when working on the things I love.
I loved the way you brought in the example of the car man who has never been to school and a person with no experience who has been to school. And how one can have a higher level of intelligence just on different education levels. With that being said I don’t believe in the fact that your level of education shows how intelligent you are. Sometimes it is your common knowledge that can make you intelligent. Just like with the car man who didn’t go to school for that profession and probably has a higher intelligence than one with a specialty in that area. Given the amount of time, he has devoted to his work and understanding of his job. Intelligence isn’t defined by your education level rather your experience in that area.
I agree with your definition of what intelligence and knowledge are. I also believe that intelligence cannot be defined in a generalized area but as a variety of aspects of what you can do in multiple areas.