22 Jul ASSESSING EXCEPTIONAL TALENT – WHO ARE THE EXPERTS?
The thought has occurred to me that we trust “experts’ to judge hiring, promotions, selections for athletic teams, qualifications for music programs, and other critical life-altering decisions, but what happens when these decisions are questionable? People who are not accepted may choose to continue to pursue those goals, or they may give up. Then, we would never be aware that these people had exceptional talent. I have been reading Elton John’s autobiography, titled “Me,” and read of an incident early in his career. He and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin submitted some songs they had written to a studio manager named...