@sun @lain About training worker bees, I saw something else as my kids were growing up, although it might've not been the case for you. Every step of the way, every teacher or counselor aimed to separate kids into two groups: "sheeps" and "leaders". They focused heavily on identifying leader candidates, and then fostering them. Everyone who failed selection was dumped into a worker bee class. By the high school time it takes one glance at the admission statement to tell who was in and who was out. The process was egalitarian, although parents who were conscious about it could prime the child for passing. The "leaders" were taught to dominate the worker bees effectively.