Some brainfart musings

1. Is intelligence testing a useful method of measuring a person's potential for academic achievement?  I say that intelligence testing is still a useful method of measuring a person's potential for academic achievement. When it comes to the reliability of intelligence testing however, the concerns of Eric B, a Caucasian bilingual teacher at the  Escondido Unified School District who I carpooled with going to a hike at Three Sisters Waterfalls in Descanso  last February, echoes in my mind. Most of Mr. B's students are children of new immigrants from Mexico who have settled in eastern area of Escondido. Mr. B talked about his teaching strategies which to him worked but lamented the fact that his students did not do well in the in the  state standardized tests especially in language proficiencies. As a teacher, he had seen the progress of his students, progress that no standardized testing could measure.
2. If you were an employer would you prefer a highly motivated worker of average intelligence or a worker with average motivation and high intelligence?  Had my employer preferred applicants with high intelligence and average motivation five years ago, I would be out of work today. If I were an employer myself, I would take the cue from employer and would give a chance to highly motivated applicants even with borderline intelligence.
3. Which would you prefer for a romantic partner?  Duh
4. Which would you prefer to be--highly motivated or highly intelligent? I would prefer to be highly motivated but I wish I was highly intelligent.
5. Should colleges and universities base admissions more on SAT and ACT scores or high school grades and activities?  Ivy league schools should still base their admissions on SAT and ACT scores to maintain their status quo.  State universities could use some SAT scores but as they seem to be doing now requiring a higher GPA. Community colleges, on the other hand, should keep their doors open to the community for everyone wanting to learn, like what they are doing now.
6. Discuss the relative effects of motivation and intelligence on achievement. My goal is to finish the course with a grade that would help me  qualify  on a program I am waitlisted on. Given my previous scores on the chapter quizzes however, I am beginning to wonder if my brain is apt for the SQ3R technique that are supposed to improve my scores. I still have my motivation though.