Re: Growing up gifted

In article <01537d7c-231a-4592-af42-5b2f13a40c39@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Guy Barry <guy.barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Dec 25, 7:56 pm, Paul Wallich <p...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Even if she doesn't mention the qualification, she's not giving away
that privilege. She's been taught how to read and comprehend texts at a
high level, how to analyze problems and do independent work on them, how
to plan for the future, and a long list of other things that really
can't be unlearned.

All of that may be true, but it's really not of much concern as far as
a prospective employer is concerned (at least not in my experience).

Privilege is more than what sort of job you can get, although what sort
of job you can get is a big part of it.

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