Reading at 8 months and completing college at age 10 was possible for New York-native Alia Sabur. She went on to earn a PhD in materials science and engineering from Drexel University and then, in 2008, got a professorship at Seoul, South Korea's Konkuk University. Alia credits her parents' support for her accomplishments. And, possibly, Alia's elementary school administrators helped her go from the fourth grade straight to college.
Other gifted students aren't so fortunate because they go unnoticed. Some become bored with the regular school curriculum and fail classes, while others are the targets of bullies. Since politicians and educators focus on below-average students, their gifted peers don't receive much attention. Remedial students do need help, but so do above-average students--to harness their talents, rather than hide them.
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