I agree with MegMeg - it took me a while to get over the Great Hero thing, and I wasn't really as celebrated as a lot of these kids. I still feel vaguely guilty that "all" I do is write patent applications and raise my kids. Not only will I never win a Nobel Prize, I probably won't even have minor successes like making partner at a law firm or becoming a judge. I'll just practice law and live my life. It was embarrassing having people at my high school reunion telling me they expected to see me on the news accepting awards by now.
I don't see this article as having a lot to do with general gifted education - it's about the way we treat the extreme tail.
