It wouldn’t last a day, because the same parents who hate the word “gifted” would complain! Seriously, though, my kids have experienced some pain when they have worked their tails off, putting in all kinds of extra time and effort to do well, only to see the under-achiever rewarded instead because the teacher likes him better, feels sorry for him, or for some bogus reason thinks he’s trying harder. Some adults feel very uncomfortable with disparity in ability and try to level the playing field in ways that are detrimental to the high achiever. My favorite is when the coach asks the faster girls to be in the race but not truly race in order to let other runners from their team beat them for a change.