FWIW, the old technical definition of a "moron" was someone with an IQ of 51-70, and who struggled with "work requiring reason and judgment"pic.twitter.com/guECVLG9oW
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The fear of H.H. Goddard (who started using this scale) was that morons could look totally normal, but actually were feeble-minded.pic.twitter.com/I3WqdSZkaI
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He recommended putting them institutions like his Training School for Feeble-Minded Girls and Boys in Vineland, NJ. Keep them occupied.pic.twitter.com/1j6ytdEjJV
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Always nice when my history classes are topical, I guess. I am teaching on history of eugenics this semester. We covered "morons" last week.
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