honestly, i think a lot of the resistance comes from the (false) assumption that gifted kids will be just fine without any intervention. i made that mistake myself when it came to DD5 - i literally thought, "well, she's fairly bright, so school should be a snap for her" (oh my, that was a rude awakening!)

of course, that doesn't explain why individual no-cost/low-cost interventions are such a giant wrangle, but it might explain the lack of political will.


Every Sunday it brooded and lay on the floor. Inconveniently close to the drawing-room door.