Re: OT: "Smart kids" tangent (was Re: [Nolug] Who usually shows up for meetings?)

On 12/08/08 10:34, Jeremy (mailing list box) wrote:
[snip]
> I think the concept of magnet schools is sadly underutilized. Problem
> is that the parents of kids whose kid may only be average will want the
> kid to be with the other more adept kids. There's a pervasive and
> documented phenomenon where a large portion of parents think that his or
> her kid is above average, regardless of the kid's actual abilities.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wobegon_effect

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA
How does being physically handicapped make me Differently-Abled?
What different abilities do I have?
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