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A review by dolorsitamet
Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds by Bob Davidson, Jan Davidson
3.0
Stylistically, the book wasn't great. But - not that I'm a "genius" - I was really moved by the book. That is, the ideas in it - I'm so so so so so infinitely glad to be where I am, where it's okay to be smart and praised and such [I can't believe it isn't like this everywhere still!] and to have supporting peers and family and teachers etc.
But still, imagining an entire SCHOOL like that sounds too good to be true...and I wish we could indeed raise both the floor and ceiling where education is concerned.
Interesting quotes [which I don't usually do but here]:
"most highly gifted children are underachievers - doing enough to get straight A's, but hardly enough to stretch and grow their minds"
"ongoing pep rallies likely to drive the intellectually curious mad"
"They've never been challenged, so they've never failed and are petrified by the idea"
But still, imagining an entire SCHOOL like that sounds too good to be true...and I wish we could indeed raise both the floor and ceiling where education is concerned.
Interesting quotes [which I don't usually do but here]:
"most highly gifted children are underachievers - doing enough to get straight A's, but hardly enough to stretch and grow their minds"
"ongoing pep rallies likely to drive the intellectually curious mad"
"They've never been challenged, so they've never failed and are petrified by the idea"