The New York Times has a very long article about the situation in America for very gifted children, written by the author of "Raising America: Experts, Parents, and a Century of Advice About Children". She discusses the history as well as today's situation, harking back to Lewis Terman (modifier of Binet's IQ test, into the well-known Stanford-Binet), who in 1921 started a study designed to understand and nurture genius, and moving forward to other similar attempts. An interesting discussion, leaving us, as always, in a state of confusion as to what is really the best thing to do for gifted children, both for society and for the individual (I wish I could be sure that the best thing for one would also be the best for the other!).