novel about deliberately tormenting gifted children?

[jangling]

Hello,

I once read about (or heard about) a couple of novels about an educational system that would assign a tormentor to a gifted child for the sake of ruining the child's life. This was done so that the child would be able to reach his or her full potential as a genius.

I cannot find such novels in an Internet search.

Any ideas on what those books might be?

thank you!

[jangling]

Hello,

I once read about (or heard about) a couple of novels about an educational system that would assign a tormentor to a gifted child for the sake of ruining the child's life. This was done so that the child would be able to reach his or her full potential as a genius.

I cannot find such novels in an Internet search.

Any ideas on what those books might be?

thank you!

Are there any other forums or sources I can access to find these titles?

I appreciate any help in this matter.

[Eiseabhal]

Sounds like Japanese Educational Theory