In my experience it doesn't require accepting that at all. Most students in my GT program were average at best with ambitious parents. A minority of us had no tutors, study programs or other leg up for the standardized test used to select GT students. But most students were there for their parents' prestige.
I'm still a fan of GT though, at least it means the school system has to provide a decent education to some students. Plus it was a pretty big deal for those of us not coming from privilege.
I'm still a fan of GT though, at least it means the school system has to provide a decent education to some students. Plus it was a pretty big deal for those of us not coming from privilege.