So terribly, terribly true. My second grade teacher daughter is grimly determined that HER class will leave for third grade being able to not only read, but to do math past their grade level and become very good citizens. She was always good at math, (and with money it flowed through her fingers like glue!!) She said she tells her kids (majority Army brats, as was her own daughter) that it maybe that in another 30 or 40 years, one of THEM will be the first human to walk on a new planet. Science is exploding fast, the children's parents are firm believers in education, so that may be true. She said she plans on telling them that each month, to force it into their 7 year old brains. And one of them just might be that person!!