benefit schools, teachers, andsociety at large. Draws on behavioral genetic research from around the world,including the UK-based Twins’ Early Development Study (TEDS),one of the largest twin studies in the worldOffers a unique viewpoint by bringing together genetics andeducation, disciplines with a historically difficultrelationshipShows that genetic influence is not the same as geneticdeterminism and that the environment matters at least as much asgenesDesigned to spark a public debate about whatnaturally-occurring individual differences mean for education andequality

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