Amy Townsley joined the United Way of Greater New Haven as the Community Impact Coordinator and is very excited to work with the community in identifying community issues, goals, and strategies to improve people’s lives. Amy is a graduate of Hamilton College and earned her Master of Arts degree in International Relations from Boston University. Previously, Amy enjoyed her work as a Constituent Liaison for a Member of Congress in Connecticut.
She also was an ESL volunteer with Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut. Amy is eager to become involved in all that the Greater New...
Opportunities For a Better Life
While I.Q. scores serve as predictors for success in life and are often associated largely with genetics as well as socio-economic status, Nicholas Kristof, a columnist for the New York Times, writes about how research around early education and I.Q.'s is proving long-held assumptions false. Evidence shows that I.Q.'s are in fact more malleable than we thought. In fact, intensive early childhood education can raise I.Q. and imrove long-term outcomes.
"Good schooling correlates particularly closely to higher I.Q.'s. One indication of the importance of school is that children's I.Q.'s drop or stagnate over the summer months when they are on vacation (particularly for kids whose parents don't inflict books or summer programs on them)."
These findings provide an opportunity for our community to help disadvantaged children increase their chances for a better life by advocating for strong early childhood education.
To view the New York Times article, "How to Raise Our I.Q.", please visit here.
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