Even the title of the film seems
like a play on Xavier's School for
Gifted Youngsters, so it can't really be ignored as a coincidence, especially as the story paints the group as a class under fire from those who don't understand them, a strong allusion to the X-Men as an analogue for various persecuted races and classes throughout the history of the 20th century.
* Though many parents seem content to cram knowledge and higher test scores into their kids as rapidly as possible, educators and policymakers in the «
gifted» world are paying more attention to nurturing qualities
like «creativity» and «independent research» in high - ability
youngsters.