What's the matter? This is.

Parents need to recognize the earlier they recognize the unique strengths of their kids, the much better. Deep down as humans it is our duty to recognize talent and do whatever it takes to foster it. Parents need to recognize they can't do it all alone. No one can't. The best a parent can do is to put their kid into an environment where they are constantly challenged and grown. Don't leave this matter to the school system. They are too slow to recognize the unique strengths of your child. It's your duty. Find that spot, that state, that level, the circle of competence where you can leave your child, knowing fully well he's surrounded in a group of real people who want to really help and not just approach your child as a teacher would approach a student in a classroom. No it is not a matter of equality. It is a matter of responsibility. You need to recognize the fact that you need to let other people grow your child, and only make him stronger. The tennis dad of Maria Sharapova knew this and from her early age, he knew the best place for her growth and nurturing was Florida, where Serena and Venus Williams trained in the Nick Boulitteri Academy. Her dad was not leaving his daughter to be lost in the tangled education. He actively recognized her true strength, did everything he can to get the best people he can for the growth, nourishment and to foster her unique talents. What makes her tick? That's the question. Be honest with yourself. Don't take this matter lightly.
The other path you can take, if you're a teen like me and realized that your parents missed the opportunity, then congrats, you still have got plenty of time. Your path is similar to that of Culinary Perfection. It doesn't require college degrees. You just ought to peel potatoes and deconstruct the skills presented in front of you. Don't worry. There still are recipes. Look at the empire building of giants. Look at the habits, field-tested beliefs and routines of the giants you ought to imitate. Look at the empire building of Walt Disney. Look at empire building of the Richest Man of the Babylon. This path is pretty individual and most millionares opt for this path, if they weren't lucky to have parents like the father of Maria Sharapova, which is true in my own case.
Thirdly, no matter what path mother nature chooses for you, at some point you have to take active responsibility of your learning endeavours. This is when you don't have parents. This is the stage when you need to consider the wisdom of Henry Ford, that is you must have systems ready to create machineries that will create products. Just as you need systems for creating mass automobile factories, you must have systems in place to teach you how to learn. You need to learn the methods on how to learn, if you want to stay on the top. It will be entrepreneurs who ought to figure out how to create more entrepreneurs and leaders, alike. We need to create institutions that teach students how to really learn. This task is not possible, the task of mass production and growth, unless we perfect our learning methods. Become number one at Meta-Learning: The learning of the learning.