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After all, they are unlikely to have the best interests of our children in mind, and their choices
would be tainted by their own quirky, biased, and otherwise wrongheaded notions of what
constitutes worthwhile talent. Thus the unanswerable question becomes: Who is to make
these choices to begin with?
Secondly, a public policy whereby some children receive preferential treatment carries
dangerous sociological implications. The sort of selectivity that the statement recommends
might tend to split society into two factions: talented elitists and all others. In my view any
democratic society should abhor a policy that breeds or exacerbates socioeco nomic
disparities.
Thirdly, in suggesting that it is in society's best interest to identify especially talented children,
the statement assumes that talented children are the ones who are most likely to contribute
greatly to the society as adults. I find this assumption somewhat dubious, for I see no reason
why a talented child, having received the benefit of special attention, might nevertheless be
unmotivated to ply those talents in useful ways as an adult. In fact, in my observation many
talented people who misuse their talents--in ways that harm the very society that helped
nurture those talents.
Finally, the statement ignores the psychological damage that a preferential policy might
inflict on all children. While children selected for special treatment grow to deem themselves
superior, those left out feel that they a worth less as a result. I think any astute child
psychologist would warn that both types of cases portend psychological trouble later in life. In
my view we should favor policies that affirm the self-worth of every child, regardless of his or
her talents---or lack thereof. Otherwise, we will quickly devolve into a society of people who
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