Outliers, chapter 3. can u me ?
1. terman believed that his termites were destined for “heroic stature.” explain what he meant by this and why he believed it.
2. what was terman’s mistake?
3. what is gladwell’s point in this chapter about basketball players, or minority students, becoming successful, or geniuses?
4. what is your opinion of the proposal to have highly selective colleges simply hold a lottery for admission, rather than some complex formula?
5. at the end of this chapter, gladwell writes that terman concluded “with more than a touch of disappointment, that intellect and achievement are far from perfectly correlated.” what might matter more than intellect in determining one’s success?