While Anne Merewood`s April 19 article, ”Quest to educate baby can go too far,” understandably reflects concerns pregnant mothers should feel, her unborn child is disserved by a most curious reasoning. If the author contends our planet`s problems remain unresolved-if not caused-by ”the most intelligent animals,” why must giftedness be suspect? Her apologia for the status quo epitomizes what a more fortunate generation is trying to change:
selfserving fear of the unknown.
Had she done her homework, she would have found that thousands of children worldwide-irrespective of their parents` socioeconomic levels-were specially enriched before birth by the prelearning discovery and are now consistently demonstrating prodigious talents-not just intellectual, but the social, creative and empathic abilities Ms. Merewood praises.
A revolution in how and when we begin to learn is quietly under way; with luck and a fair hearing, it will help answer the enormous challenges tomorrow shall bring. Ironically, the reactionary perspective may only realize its tragic mistake when faced with offspring unstimulated prenatally-the mirror of belated revelation.
