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Download full textLawrence, Barbara Kent – 1999
Two concepts have been confused: equality of opportunity and equality of ability, which has led us to link intellectual giftedness with elitism. This linkage undercuts the ability to nurture and benefit from the gifts of the gifted, an important issue in rural places experiencing either withering economies and loss of population or an influx of…
Descriptors: Anti Intellectualism, Brain Drain, Cognitive Dissonance, Community Attitudes
