Does it mean we normally operate on the underlying assumption that it is preposterous for the average African kid to work to improve his life, but perfectly nor

Does it mean we normally operate on the underlying assumption that it is preposterous for the average African kid to work to improve his life, but perfectly normal for a kid in Texas or Utrecht to do so? Don't over think it. American culture is littered with celebrations of child academic/scientific achievements; spelling bees, science competitions, mathematics Olympiads, appearances in late-night shows, "Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader", etc. Science and Mathematics magazines are full of the achievements of the youth, and the greatest of them all, SAT scores and college-admission epeens! Graduate students of every field live under the shadow of some little cockblock child prodigy or another; how many times have you been told "Gauss did this when he was 9", etc. Every once in a while, we're allowed to have one such story .. from Africa. Fair enough?