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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oops, 13:10 was meant as a response to 12:49's question re smarter vs. more passionate vs. more resources/focus.[/quote]

I'm 11:56 and  12:49 and I phrased my point as a question because I wanted to highlight the differences between your approach and the other poster's approach.  Also I didn't want to bring down upon myself a shower of links from a single school of thought, and then feel (or not feel) a duty to read them all.

But basically, I agree with you that there's a lot of untapped mental capacity for any kid.  I guess where I may differ is that you seem a little farther along the spectrum than I am, in thinking that mental capacity may be infinitely elastic.  I may get there, but haven't yet seen enough research to get me there.  Here are some questions I'm waiting for a body of research on:

(1) Can persistence raise measured IQ in an area (math, verbal ability or sports) from 100 all the way to 150?  Or are there innate limits for some people, so that 10,000 hours of math/reading may raise measured IQ from 100 to 120, but no higher?  
(2) How closely does persistence correlate with measured intelligence, or with some other definition of intelligence?
(3) Are the "average" kids the ones who just haven't found a passion for the very specific subjects of math or reading, to the point where they spend all their time on these specific subjects?  Especially if the the IQ tests require kids to rotate those 3-D shapes, and the CTY tests for math and verbal skills.  So that an 9-year-old with a passion for birds or baseball isn't going to wow the testers?

But yes, in the end you're right that "it doesn't matter" because each kid needs an enriched education that meets them where they are at this moment.  Too bad all we need is infinite money....[/quote]

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