> in the top 50% of your local group of students This is why I feel strongly that one of the major problems in education has to do with stratifying students. E

> in the top 50% of your local group of students This is why I feel strongly that one of the major problems in education has to do with stratifying students. Even the students who are great at _everything_ among their peers are mediocre in the right crowd. "Gifted" folks are among most susceptible to "big fish in a small pond" effects that tie them down later on. It would be better to learn early that the world is more nuanced than your rank order in a classroom.