I don't see how telling a child he or she is capable of doing grade school level math is setting him up for future failure in college. I think we are talking about different things. I'd like to know exactly what percentage of children are completely incapable of learning long division with one-on-one help. Who cares if someone learns more slowly and takes longer to master long division when that person could live to be 100 years old? It would be great if slow learners and fast learners could work at their own speeds and everyone could maximize her own potential.

Really, as long as the rich think that improving the quality of education for the poor conflicts with their own personal interests or their interests of their children, nothing will ever be done.