Being Poor Can Suppress Children's mental abilities, study finds

Re:Being Poor Can Suppress Children's mental abilities, stud... by AndrewDucker on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @11:42AM (#2092441)

Because some of it will be based on random effects from the world around you, from unexpected things in your diet, from culture, from the TV, books, etc. you are exposed to, and many, many other things.

We don't generally set out to raise super-intelligent people pushed to fulfil every last drop of their potential.

And generally speaking, I'm fairly sure that's a good thing.

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Re:Being Poor Can Suppress Children's mental abilities, stud... by bartonfink on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @11:57AM (#2092526)

Why is having people driven to fulfil their potential a bad thing?

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Re:Being Poor Can Suppress Children's mental abilities, stud... by AndrewDucker on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @12:01PM (#2092548)

Because "fulfilling your potential" isn't necessarily the same as "being happy" (although achievement is one of the components of long-term happiness, according to my understanding). Focussing too much on any single aspect of your life will leave it out of balance and unhealthy.

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