When the researchers followed up with the students in first grade, those from the Tools of the Mind kindergarten class
showed higher academic ability.
Making the transition from high school to college may be stressful — but it can be downright depressing for students who graduate from a school with peers
of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability, according to a new study.
They are almost uniformly young, headed for ordained service, seeking positions in congregations, and of
high academic ability.
In addition, some previous research has shown that when moving to a more rigorous academic environment, students» self - evaluations of their intelligence tends to suffer — even if they have
high academic ability.
Murray does suggest, during his Q&A at Fordham (in the video on Mike's post, minute 3:45, approximately), that the reason the poor aren't going to, or graduating from, college — and thus not joining the New Elite, much less any elite — is because «the highest tests scores and the other evidences of
high academic ability are overwhelmingly coming from the upper middle class.»
The bursaries are intended to assist students of
high academic ability but limited financial means to complete their legal studies, to qualify as solicitors or barristers and to realise their full potential.