>I'm firmly of the opinion that kids are naturally born geniuses Well, your opinion goes against the basics of genetics and reality. >and that our [lack of] c

>I'm firmly of the opinion that kids are naturally born geniuses Well, your opinion goes against the basics of genetics and reality. >and that our [lack of] child-rearing and educational systems traumatizes them into dullards before they get a chance to grow into their full potential. Incredible how that only some people get to be traumatized and others do perfectly fine. >László Polgár What is never mentioned in László Polgár's story is that he made the sister choose the activity they already enjoyed and were good at (natural talent, in other words), and by doing that he completely invalidates the results he would have liked to obtain: I bet that if he were to force the sister to study Physics or Chemistry or Literature or whatever he would have not achieved the same "extraordinary" results.