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"I did it so there is no excuse for anyone else" Your response appears utterly useless in this discussion except to highlight that even those who grew up in po

• Jensson 4y ago
  It is an example that nature absolutely can overcome nurture. Kids in similar situations usually fails, yes, but if they were talented enough they would have succeeded just like that guy. You can still have empathy for them and see that they struggle, no kids should have to go through that in an ideal world, but you can't say that those kids fails only because of that situation as we can show plenty of examples where talented kids makes it through. We should help all kids from poverty, but we shouldn't ignore the huge factor talents plays in how well they will perform in school. Saying things like "rich kids only do well because they get good support" is ignorant. That support helps, but parts of it is genes as well, both are important factors, and understanding how those factors interacts is important to give each kid the best help they can get.