JOB ADVERTISEMENT: Genius’s Required

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Given the population size in Papua New Guinea and the assumption that the standard deviation applies across large populations, you would think that there will be a majority of normal people with a small percentage of mentally retarded people and also a small percentage of genius within the 6 million people of PNG.

All great nations have fostered their genius’s who have developed innovative solutions and have provided the impetus for national growth.
The challenge for us especially the education system is to identify these individuals wherever they may be and to develop them quickly through the system so that they are able to contribute fully to national development.
Think about Genghis Khan, who was known to have massacred everyone he conquered, always saved the best and brightest from all the nations he conquered because he knew that they would contribute more to his kingdom.
Think of Los Alamos and the American effort to develop the Atom Bomb. Think about the American drive to put a man on the moon. The educational system was geared up identify and push the best and brightest through education system where genius’s acquired PHD’s in the early 20’s. These were the very individuals who developed a whole host of applications that we are currently using in our daily lives.

I am absolutely sure that there is an Einstein equivalent somewhere in the mountains or on the city streets. PNG has a need for genius’.

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