In English gifted and talented programs, children born in the youngest cohort (after September 1 cutoff) are roughly half as likely to be identified as gifted in science and math compared to those born in the oldest cohort, indicating that academic identification systems replicate the same relative age bias present in youth sports.
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Malcolm GladwellEvidence Quote
“if you are in the relatively youngest cohort of your class your chance of being in a gifted and talented program in science and math is roughly half that of the uh of those who are born in the relatively oldest cohort”
Created: 8/13/2026, 7:47:10 AM
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