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During his famous Class Day speech in 2000, Conan O’Brien ’85 sarcastically described himself as “the brightest star in the Late Night firmament.” This past week, NBC spun sarcastic flax into gold...
...dropped out. Untold numbers of other highly intelligent kids stay in school but tune out. "When we ask exceptional children about their main obstacle, they almost always say it's their school," says Jan Davidson, a co-author of the new book Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds. "Their school makes them put in seat time, and they can't learn at their own ability level...
...Iowa study, which carries a similarly alarming title, A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students, says exceptional children are kept with age-mates because most educators believe, incorrectly, that grade skipping will endanger these kids socially and academically. The report also says schools don't want to upset slower kids by removing their apt peers...
...were able to savor some moments of triumph, not least when Fani Halkia, our 400-m hurdler, scored a surprise gold and helped redeem - in Greek eyes, anyway - the country's bruised track-and-field reputation.) So, at a great cost to ourselves, and despite the humiliation of our brightest athletes, we put on quite a show for the world. Coralia, my 10-month-old, is still clapping...
Recently, the 2004 U.S. Presidential Scholars gathered in the nation’s capital to be honored by the President of the United States. With two students from each state and a handful at large, these were some of the nation’s brightest and most accomplished high school students, selected through lengthy review by the Department of Education. I had the lucky job of working as one of the students’ advisers during the weeklong recognition event...