Now that we know that it is not appropriate to classify all older adults as incapable of learning, how do you think that we, as young people, can honor and recognize the intellectual capacities of the older adults in our lives? And, have these readings changed your personal perception of older adults and their capacity to learn new things?

We are reading about intelligence and cognitive function in older adults. Research findings challenge the idea of inevitable, global intellectual decline for all individuals. Now that we know that it is not appropriate to classify all older adults as incapable of learning, how do you think that we, as young people, can honor and recognize the intellectual capacities of the older adults in our lives? And, have these readings changed your personal perception of older adults and their capacity to learn new things?