Regarding the letters of June 28: When I started college in the 1940s certain courses were used to weed out those who had been admitted but were apparently not qualified to continue. I was an unquestioned advocate of the system. But then, one of my daughters, who was a terrible high-school student, was a really marginal college student until about half way through when she found a discipline she really liked. I attended the graduation ceremony in which she was designated the school's outstanding student in that field. My son was no better in high school and never found anything worth learning in college. He went on to create a very successful international company with operations in 40 countries. He never was college material but still is outstanding in the business world. So, how, and when, do you tell?
Harry R. Clements
Wichita, Kan.
Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D. 