Alissa Quart, “Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child”
Tuesday, October 2
Whitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Whitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Has parental obsession with identifying and nurturing the slightest giftedness in children produced a “prodigy industry” that robs youth of simple childhood experiences? Ms. Quart turns a skeptical eye on the genius-building business and paints a bittersweet picture of what the life of a child prodigy really looks like.
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