Originally Posted by Coll
This means that the kids who are most successful in our school system are not the ones who will be most successful in life beyond school, where leadership, creativity, and critical thinking put you ahead.

That is an overstatement. The correlation between success in school and in life (however one measures life success) is not 1.0, but it is certainly positive. IQ imperfectly predicts success both in school and in life, as does the ability to get along with others.

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell