I think the smartest students get alot of attention, but I think the challenged students receive an equal amount of attention.

My family has three children, one "gifted", one "normal" and one "basic". In my experience, the two from the extreme sides of the scale both received special attention, in some cases it was good and helpful and in most cases it served to accentuate both conditions and create psychological ramifications.

I think often times it's the "normies" that end up slipping through the cracks, often times having trouble getting anyone to pay attention to them at all. Who wants to take special interest in someone who makes straight B's when they could be mentoring a genius or doing their good deed of the day by helping the slow kid understand fractions?

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