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Mentally FlexiblePepper Stetler | One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ TestMy guest today is Pepper Stetler. Pepper is the author of A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ Test, which we discuss in this episode. She is also a professor of art history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She has written extensively on issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers, in publications such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Slate. She lives in Oxford, Ohio.Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:What inspired Pepper to write this bookWhat Pepper learned th...2025-03-3053 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseDoes IQ Really Matter?Why is insulting someone’s intelligence such a potent put down? It’s more than saying someone lacks knowledge or book learning. It’s a statement of a person’s worth – of their potential to be successful. And for that, we can thank the IQ test. In this podcast episode, we explore how the IQ test was created and continues to shape our collective understanding of intelligence and disability. We hear from a mother struggling with the pros and cons of having her daughter with Down Syndrome routinely IQ tested at school. A school psychologist tackles common misconceptions about the nature of...2025-01-2054 min
Voices of Your Village319- Rethinking Intelligence: Moving Beyond Standardized Tests with Pepper StetlerYou're listening to Voices of Your Village and today I got to hang out with Pepper Stetler. She is the author of A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test. She writes extensively on issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, Slate, the Progressive. Pepper is a professor of art history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she lives with her husband and daughter, Louisa. I love this conversation because it is not just about folks with intellectual disabilities. We talked about...2025-01-161h 20
Shifting Schools: Conversations for K12 EducatorsRethinking the IQ test with Pepper StetlerOn the show this week Jeff and Tricia talk with author, Pepper Stetler about the new book A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test. Pepper Stetler is a Professor of Art History at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She writes extensively on issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Slate, The Progressive, the Ploughshares blog and Gulf Coast. Stetler also researches and writes about the art and photography of early twentieth-century Europe and the United States...2025-01-1330 min
Parenting for the FutureIQ Tests and Intelligence - What Parents Need to Know: A Conversation With Pepper StetlerIn this Episode you will learn about: The meaning of intelligence The scientists who developed IQ tests How racism and discrimination shaped the IQ test Eugenics Why standardized tests don’t measure intelligence IQ tests most frequently used in the US How IQ tests shape the lives of kids with Down Syndrome and other conditions How to advocate for fairer measures of intelligence 2024-11-2656 min
Parenting for the FutureIQ Tests and Intelligence- What Parents Need to Know: A Conversation With Pepper StetlerIn this Episode you will learn about: The meaning of intelligence The scientists who developed IQ tests How racism and discrimination shaped the IQ test Eugenics Why standardized tests don’t measure intelligence IQ tests most frequently used in the US How IQ tests shape the lives of kids with Down Syndrome and other conditions How to advocate for fairer measures of intelligence 2024-11-2656 min
Human Restoration Project A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test w/ Dr. Pepper StetlerToday we are joined by Dr. Pepper Stetler. Pepper’s recently released book, A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ Test documents her journey alongside her daughter, Louisa, who was diagnosed with Down syndrome. It dives into the history and ongoing problematic issues with measuring intelligence, specifically how school and society uphold and reinforce misused and misappropriated labels. Pepper’s work on disability advocacy has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Slate, and The Washington Post, and she’s also an Art History professor at Miami University.Book: A Measure of Intel...2024-11-1638 min
The Collaborative IEPReckoning with IQ testing with author and mother, Pepper StettlerWhen Pepper Stettler's daughter, Louisa, was first entering school, she was IQ tested. Pepper didn't think much of it... until the results came in. What happened next prompted Pepper to go on a years-long journey of research and discovery. Pepper assimilated the results of that into a book called A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test, and boy is it ever good! In the book, Pepper explores not only the history of IQ testing but also the methodology of testing, the impact on people with disabilities, the impact on the special education system, and so...2024-10-2246 min
Reimagining the Good Life with Amy Julia BeckerThe Measure of Intelligence with Pepper Stetler, Ph.D.What freedom could we offer one another as humans if we weren’t so stuck on the "treadmill of achievements and quantified learning"? Pepper Stetler, PhD, is the author of A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test. She joins Amy Julia Becker on the podcast to share her personal journey navigating the world of IQ testing with her daughter Louisa, who has Down syndrome. Amy Julia and Dr. Stetler explore: the historical roots of these intelligence assessmentsIQ testing's societal implicationsthe ethical dilemmas the tests present for parents and edu...2024-10-2250 min
The Arc of Ohio Podcast with Lindsey and JenThe Arc of Ohio Podcast | Professor Pepper StetlerWe had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Pepper Stetler. Prof Stetler has written a new book called, "A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test". This book is a must read for professionals and parents alike in understanding the history of the IQ test and how it has informed society and how we educate children with disabilities.2024-10-0844 min
Big Blend RadioPepper Stetler - A Measure of IntelligenceThis episode of Big Blend Radio's "Quality of Life" Show features Pepper Stetler, who discusses her new memoir, "A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test."Blending a mother’s love and dedication to her daughter with incisive historical and cultural analysis, "A Measure of Intelligence" investigates the origins and influence of the IQ test on our modern education system, questions how we define and judge intelligence, challenges its flawed foundation, and argues for a fundamental reevaluation of how we understand an individual’s perceived potential.Pepper Stetler is an auth...2024-09-1540 min
Women Making HistoryPepper Stetler - A Measure of IntelligenceThis episode of Big Blend Radio's "Quality of Life" Show features Pepper Stetler, who discusses her new memoir, "A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test."
Blending a mother’s love and dedication to her daughter with incisive historical and cultural analysis, "A Measure of Intelligence" investigates the origins and influence of the IQ test on our modern education system, questions how we define and judge intelligence, challenges its flawed foundation, and argues for a fundamental reevaluation of how we understand an individual’s perceived potential.
Pepper Stetler is an author, art hist...2024-09-1540 min
Quality of Life RadioPepper Stetler - A Measure of IntelligenceThis episode of Big Blend Radio's "Quality of Life" Show features Pepper Stetler, who discusses her new memoir, "A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test."
Blending a mother’s love and dedication to her daughter with incisive historical and cultural analysis, "A Measure of Intelligence" investigates the origins and influence of the IQ test on our modern education system, questions how we define and judge intelligence, challenges its flawed foundation, and argues for a fundamental reevaluation of how we understand an individual’s perceived potential.
Pepper Stetler is an author, art hist...2024-09-1540 min
Inside the Writer's HeadPepper StetlerIn this podcast episode, 2024 WiR TaraShea Nesbit interviews Pepper Stetler, author of the upcoming “A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test."Pepper Stetler is Professor of Art History at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She writes extensively on issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Slate, The Progressive, the Ploughshares blog and Gulf Coast. She lives in Oxford with her husband and their daughter, Louisa. You can find her online at pepperstetler.com.2024-08-2139 min
Inside the Writer's HeadPepper StetlerIn this podcast episode, 2024 WiR TaraShea Nesbit interviews Pepper Stetler, author of the upcoming “A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test."Pepper Stetler is Professor of Art History at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She writes extensively on issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Slate, The Progressive, the Ploughshares blog and Gulf Coast. She lives in Oxford with her husband and their daughter, Louisa. You can find her online at pepperstetler.com.2024-08-2139 min
Rowan Radio On DemandEverything Special Needs - Pepper StetlerHost Sue Shilling talks to Pepper Stetler, who wrote a book about the history of IQ tests and shares her story of her daughter and Down Syndrome.
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The Lucky Few269. What Are We Really Measuring?: Redefining Worth & The IQ Test (w/Pepper Stetler)Today we’re excited to talk to Pepper Stetler about her new book A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test. She’s sharing her journey of questioning the authority and relevance of the IQ test after learning that her daughter, Louisa, who has Down syndrome, would be required to take it regularly to receive support in school. We’re chatting about the unsettling history of the IQ test and how its contributed to everything from ableism to terms used by schoolyard bullies. Join us as we dive deep into this important conversation about how we define...2024-08-0652 min