Thanks for sharing that article, it deserves to be widely read. The citation
Redding, R. (1989). Underachievement in the verbally gifted: Implications for pedagogy. Psychology in the Schools, 26(3), 275-291
indicates 1989; Having that information available for 25 years, some may say that gifted pupils ought to be better
understood and therefore better
served by educational systems.
Except that the passage of time, by itself, doesn't really mean anything.
Well, the passage of time means that things can get worse, stay the same, or improve. The passage of time also means that all three things can happen at once.
