I was THE biggest dummy when i went to beauty school in my early 50's, surrounded by high school dropouts - but i was in the top 1 percent when i graduated high school (7th out of 710 students, big baby boomer class!). But in beauty school, i was clumsy (despite typing over 130 words per minute) and couldnt remember the processes. Definitely something wrong with this picture! I knew all those girls were "smarter" than i was - i could FEEL it - but i couldnt put my finger on it. Meanwhile i excelled at the written exams.