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Daniel T's avatar

This reminded me of a story about my mother. When I was in 5th Grade during a parent/teacher conference the teacher was saying how great it was to have me in the class because she could use me to help with the other kids. My mother asked where my paycheck was.

I think that story manages to summarize my agreement with this as well as sum up my mom.

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Theresa Brown's avatar

You make a valid point. I was thinking about this--no one would want a surgeon who wasn't smart, or a lawyer, or a civil engineer, etc. And yet, as a nation we reject the idea that intelligence is something to be nurtured. People have different talents. Some are good at running with footballs, others at figuring out how to treat a person's disease. Myriad talents all requiring support.

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