Some points, in no particular order: 1. For kids that grow to become successful, content adults, intelligence is only one factor, likely not a determining one.

Some points, in no particular order: 1. For kids that grow to become successful, content adults, intelligence is only one factor, likely not a determining one. If success is on your mind, qualities like lifelong curiosity or emotional self regulation are much stronger predictors. Hyper focus on measured aptitude can sometimes detract from good development of both these qualities. 2. Good schools matter, a lot. At some point, sooner than you think, it's the peer group that'll shape what your child believes is time well spent. Aim to find a school with parents and a community who share your values. 3. So many people get screwed over from this belief they're smart and therefore special. Think of it like a ML algorithm, working at optimizing a score. then you give it a real life task where the score is fuzzy and complex and looks nothing like the training. It's funny when you put it like that, but I've seen it happen in real life and it's the farthest thing from funny. 4. I recommend you read B. Fuller's essay on the Great Pirates, which Steve Jobs creatively stole when he said "Be a Pirate". https://atrightanglestoreality.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-great-pirates-by-buckminster-fuller.html https://atrightanglestoreality.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-grea... 5. Formal education is great, and the more a child is equipped with methodically learning how to learn (which only happens by doing) the better. Second the opinion to reward effort, not achievements.