The following link contains a survey regarding adolescent and teacher attitudes toward gifted students, those with daughters should find the results particularly interesting. It also has an interesting story under the title - Why do we accept sporting talent so readily?

http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/0BDB5F1C-E56B-4A10-B47F-66275050522E/13920/SpecModule3_PRIM.pdf