As a child schoolwork was rarely difficult, and I took part in gifted programs, but I still to this day remember moving from Tennessee to Vermont and feeling like my classes were significantly more challenging, and then moving to Maryland only a year later, and suddenly feeling like I was far ahead of my classmates. Even though I was young at the time this left a large and lasting impression on me. It showed me that the way education and teaching is handled can have a huge impact on the qua...