John said: "The thrust of your solutions seem to run counter to this idea. Or you may not see what looks like thinly disguised bigotry as such. The "separate but equal" argument doesn't work in society, practically, logically or ethically. (It can work in one on one relationships). Everyone ranks and rates people based on a lot of different values. When innate respect for our fellow man isn't a core value (both personal and cultural) , when we start to classify people as different in the sense of different being a bad thing, and want to institutionalize that, make it a cultural value, we destroy something valuable in ourselves, let alone others."

I see it differently. People are equal under the law, but they are not equal in abilities (physical, mental, emotional, etc.) Holding back a child because he/she has more ability than others is exactly the wrong thing to do.

We all cannot be sports stars, movie stars, brain surgeons, accountants, scientists, teachers, politicians, electricians, and so on. That is because we have different abilities, desires, capacities for the life experiences. If a child excels in academics, why penalize growth and advancement - just to satisfy some notion of social equality? Why deny a child the opportunity to excel in sports - just because others can't compete at the same level?

If a child is a detriment to the learning and advancement of other children, whose rights are really being infringed? It is always sad to see children fail, but that is life. We help them all we can, but we don't harm others is the process.

Children who grow up with a sense of entitlement beyond their abilities are going to suffer great disappointments. This may offend some of you, but it is the truth. God, mother Nature, Mother Earth, or whatever deity you believe in has made it so. Just help the child do the best they can - INCLUDING THE MORE ABLE CHILD.