> Well said, John.  I couldn't agree with you more.  Especially here in the
> US, and as a smarter person in school growing up, I was ridiculed,
> teased, and bullied (though my "bullying" wasn't anywhere near what kids
> these days seem to be subjected to).
>
> All because I was smart, somewhat socially awkward, and "gifted" (gawd, I
> *hate* that term) generally and at playing the violin.
>
> But people who are good at bashing other people's heads in playing
> football, or dunking a ball through a hoop with a net - they're "heroes".
>
> Meanwhile, we wonder (at least here in the US) why education is failing.

The problem is, and it's the same in the UK, it's "cool" to be dumb, or 
at least appear to be dumb. For what I've heard it's not so much like 
that in Asian countries though. I don't know how you would go about 
changing it, perhaps separate out by ability at a much earlier age?

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