Do schools treat less intelligent students differently? Sadly the truth is, yes, less intelligent students are treated differently. The less intelligent students tend to usually be treated worse because others think they are putting in less effort and hard work. For example, in Flowers For Algernon, Charlie is treated poorly, because of his slowness, by majority of the people around him. His teachers treat him poorly because they assume he could be working harder than he is, and his friends treat him poorly by taking advantage of him. However, this method could be all right since it encourages the less intelligent students to improve so they can’t be treated poorly. Of course, from an ethical standpoint, favoritism is never the right answer.
