My own practical experience (from looking both at myself and many others) is almost the opposite. I think one of the great fallacies of modern education is the

My own practical experience (from looking both at myself and many others) is almost the opposite. I think one of the great fallacies of modern education is the idea that you can take an idiot (for lack of a more appropriate/PC word), put them through school and they'll come out a genius. IMHO, practice shows otherwise.