http://www.cbsnews.com/news/redshirt...or-the-better/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/redshirt...en-04-03-2012/
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Gladwell reported that a majority of Canadian junior all-stars had one thing in common.
Gladwell: The overwhelming number of kids are born in the first half of the year.
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Gladwell cites the work of economist Elizabeth Dhuey at the University of Toronto who analyzed the data of hundreds of thousands of students in 19 countries. Even as late as the eighth grade the older kids had higher test scores than their classmates. She believes that's because the older kids got more attention from the start.
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Last edited by troutman; 01-04-2017 at 07:30 PM.
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