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Old 05-30-2012, 02:24 PM   #45 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kingsway View Post
One thought - I live in Cambridge UK, where we see a huge number of asian students. I once read that if 10% of kids in China are 'Gifted', then there are more 'gifted' children in China, than there are kids in the USA!
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Great statement, I'm going to be quoting you at some time in the future.
Not quite true, though. China has 322 million under 18, USA has 75 million. That's 25%, not 10%.
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