This is What We're Shooting For

"The report from Vanderbilt University reveals that complex mix includes such factors as cognitive ability, educational opportunity, investigative interest and old-fashioned hard work.

The talent and commitment necessary to develop as a scientific leader require both personal attributes and learning environments that are truly beyond the norm," study authors Camilla Benbow and Professor David Lubinski said.

Not surprisingly, the personal attributes of future science, mathematics, engineering and technology leaders reveal that it takes much more than exceptional abilities to truly develop exceptional scientific expertise," the researchers added. "


This kind of intelligence cultivation is what a school should account for. Schools should challenge their best and brightest to the extent of their curiosity. Schools should be places where curiosity goes to become filled. Interpret this in any way.