<p>I just looked at this thread for the first time, and can’t resist commenting on this:</p>
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<p>Hey – I graduated from that school (it’s Hunter College Elementary School, by the way, not “Hunter College”! Which is an entirely different kettle of fish). I still remember, actually, being in nursery school, when I was three, and overhearing the teacher, Miss C----, telling my mother that every single child in the class had an IQ well over 150. Not that I had any idea what an IQ was at that age! But, more importantly: are you telling me I’m not a superstar? I’m deeply offended.</p>
<p>Of course, in my humble opinion, my son is, and always has been, extraordinarily gifted. More than I ever was. But it seems that being gifted in areas having nothing to do with math, music, or computers doesn’t count for most people. A very odd bias, I think, and one with little relevance to what’s considered “brilliance” in adults, except in very narrow fields.</p>
<p>Donna</p>