When you look at a very smart person in academic category, do you consider him or her a genius? Is the amount of knowledge the basis for a person's intelligence? I'll have to disagree to that. A genius is not someone who knew a lot of things but a person
embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight.
Memorizing a lot of trivia or facts are easy. But to create something out of nothings, now that's true intelligence. Gates once said, "I passed and failed my exams in college. But my topnotcher friend passed them all. Now he works for me as an engineer." Though it provides you a good chance, your academic excellence cannot guarantee that you will success in life. It is by your attitude that you can only do so.
Well, I guess my point is, I don't want anyone praising one person just because they have the highest grades in their class. It makes me sick, especially if that person is someone who has no wits.
