Oh, about the 30 gifted kids: None of them became medical or PhD doctors. One became a lawyer. Two have Master's degrees. Their classmates? 7 PhDs. 4 MDs. Abo

Oh, about the 30 gifted kids: None of them became medical or PhD doctors. One became a lawyer. Two have Master's degrees. Their classmates? 7 PhDs. 4 MDs. About 10 MBAs (that I am aware of), 8 lawyers, 2 psychologists, 3 SLPs, at least 5 with MEs, and several self-made millionaires. Gifted doesn't mean genius. For most, it simply means they have a head start. Head starts don't last once your peers have a reason to compete. This is why I don't care whether gifted programs live or die. Place the child in the system where he needs to be, but stop pretending that little Bobby with the parents who have been trying to teach him to read since he was crapping his diaper is a genius simply because people spent time forcing him to learn something. For many kids, telling them they're gifted compared to their peers simply inflates their egos past their talent.