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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Winner if everyone was studying an extra hour or two a day things would be very different same with sports

There needs to be a way to differentiate between [b]talent and spending more time at something[/b].  Aap should be based on talent not time spent preparing.[/quote]

This idea that there is such a thing as 'intelligence' or 'talent' that is meaningful without effort, and that it is somehow more 'real' than achievements that are worked for is a distortion (one that is more common in American culture than many others).

I think the difference to me is that spending more time at something to get good at the actual thing (e.g., reading, writing, mathematics, arts, science, sports) is worthwhile, what I think would be problematic is if you are spending most of the time to beat some artificial hoop (e.g., Cogat test) rather than spending the effort to excel at what actually matters.  I get why people do it, but it's a sign of a flawed system.[/quote]

This is spot on. We have a cultural problem when it is more important to prove that you have the skill than it is to have the skill. This is why standardized exams are deeply problematic - because in many cases they test only for the raw skill rather than the ability to leverage the skill towards the greater good.[/quote]

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