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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a LOT more kids taking AMC practice classes or participating in math contests than there are kids who are earning Honor Roll.  It's not simply training.  Like everything, excellence = training + talent.  Kids who have just the training end up with pretty underwhelming results.  [/quote]

Gag me. It’s not talent. It’s a lot of hard work and usually some kind of pressure. Either internal or external— to be competitive. It’s training. These are kids under the age of 14. We aren’t able to see talent in math yet at this level when it’s all about exposure. Yes, some of them may go on to major in math.  But a 25 on the freaking amc 8 is not proof or predictive of talent or some innate giftedness in math. Look, this is a world I’m very familiar with. And even if this is only my opinion I am speaking from a lot of experience. I can’t speak with authority on much, but this I can.

And I don’t want to take anything away from these kids and what they do. I just cannot stand parents thinking that their kid is particularly talented just because they’ve been spoon fed advanced math from a very early age. [/quote]

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