Agreed!
Evidently
American Mensa does not administer its IQ tests to kiddos under 14, while
Mensa UK administers its IQ tests to those 10-1/2 or older, and also does group test administrations for schools. This
webpage from Mensa UK explains IQ score differences and the use of percentiles to attempt to correlate scores from different tests. Unfortunately, that information is not presented by the media.
Considering the "journalism" as a separate issue from the tests themselves and the test administrations, several articles show the erroneous, misleading, apples-and-oranges comparison to the IQ of Einstein and Hawking.
1) May 2019 -
The Sun - 13 year old girl2) June 2017 -
Independent - 11 year old boy3) May 2017 -
Times of India - 12 year old girl4) Sept 2015 -
Science Daily - 12 year old girl5) Sept 2010 -
Daily Mail - King's SchoolIt is unfortunate that more esteemed news outlets do not cover the high IQ results, and that coverage is not in terms of educational modifications which the students may need or benefit from.
