How America Turned Against Smart Kids
Most high-IQ children do not win Fields Medals or become billionaire tech entrepreneurs. Even the banalest achievements often elude intellectually precocious children when they become adults. But among those who do make profound intellectual contributions to the world, several decades of research suggest that their potential can be discerned in childhood. The odds that anyone gifted child will achieve eminence may be small, but a wise gambler searching for the next great scholar, physician, or titan of industry would bet on the precocious over the average child.
