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But can a school be the right place for that? In my mental model of schools they are mainly for filling the gaps: make sure that the artsy types have at least some understanding of numbers, give numbers persons some command of language, make those with an aptitude for business understand the elementary principles of chemistry, give the sedentary the without they would otherwise never have. Some fostering of interests is fine, but even that is more important for managing morale in support of the gap-filling than the primary goal. I'd consider it hubris to assume that true excellence could ever be reached intracurricularly. That gap-filling is unglamorous, but incredibly important.