{"id":6784,"date":"2013-06-16T17:27:09","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T00:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/?p=6784"},"modified":"2013-06-16T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T00:27:09","slug":"intelligence-who-can-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/2013\/06\/16\/intelligence-who-can-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"Intelligence. Who can tell?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hyatt-Nicole-Anne\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The first Dr. Hyatt E. Moore in history, being readied for the ceremony by wife and mother, on Father’s Day, at Stanford.<\/h6>\n

Besides the name, one thing my son and I have in common is that in high school we both only got one \u201cB.\u201d Of course for him it was something of a disappointment. For me there was general rejoicing!<\/p>\n

As he was growing up, I never knew he was smart. I knew he asked a lot of questions but I thought it was just conversation. He was active, and hefty; I figured he\u2019d make a good truck driver. That was fine with me; the world needs truck drivers. I cared more about his character.<\/p>\n

When he started getting into programs like GATE (Gifted and Talented) I just thought, \u201cWow, they\u2019ve really dumbed that down.\u201d And at a high school awards program when his SAT scores were announced, a hush came over the student body; I figured they must be good.<\/p>\n

Skip ahead, wrestling (literally) through the Naval Academy, graduating with honors, following on with studies in cryptology, then a Naval officer on both submarines and high altitude aircraft (never able to tell me anything about it) . . . living internationally, marrying lovely and talented Nicole, returning to studies he earned two masters degrees simultaneously at the Naval Post Graduate school, electrical engineering and computer, again with honors.<\/p>\n

By this time I was starting to get it: Maybe he\u2019ll run the trucking company.<\/p>\n

After nine years in the navy he got the idea he wanted to pursue a PhD. He approached leadership about it but there was no open door. So he left the navy for Stanford University. Now, after four years, and while he and Nicole have been raising three children (and now another coming) he just today was hooded with his PhD in Electrical Engineering.<\/p>\n

For the first time in history, there\u2019s a legitimate Dr. Hyatt E. Moore. (Before it was always just junk mail to my house.)<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll say I\u2019m a proud father, and of course you\u2019re right. But I\u2019d be just as proud of a truck driver of noble character.<\/p>\n

As far as recognizing intelligence in another, who can ever know? As I\u2019ve often thought: We\u2019re all intelligent, just in different areas.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s good enough for me.<\/p>\n

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_______________________<\/p>\n

PS Electrical engineering can be applied in many directions. At Stanford he\u2019s been working in the Medical Department, in \u201cSleep Studies.\u201d Having experienced a dose of PTSD himself he has a particular sensitivity about sleeping well. But that\u2019s all coincidence. His studies are statistical. If you want a peek at the \u201csoftware solution\u201d he\u2019s designed, check out a video he\u2019s put together for peers (narrated by his theater-trained sister Allison).\u00a0Click here to see the video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And if you understand it, get back to me and explain it.<\/p>\n

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