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Conventionally attractive girls have their scholarly struggles ignored because it is assumed they are pretty enough to get along. They are generally treated well enough that they don't become a behavioral problem. They are out there, suffering their poor reading and math skills in silence because there's no push to identify them.
I have also seen this. It can be easier to control one's appearance than to control unidentified problems. There's a huge market for fashion & cosmetics, perhaps bigger than the education industry. All people have value regardless of appearance or ability, of course.
This was what I was wondering about. I never meant to suggest they didn't exist. Just they must be out there suffering in silence.
Is there a push to identify learning problems in unattractive people, really?
No, there is a push to ignore learning problems entirely unless they are bad enough to qualify for a diagnoses that merits additional funding. If you don't pass the threshold for a qualifying diagnosis, they would rather not provide services at all.
Interesting thought. May be like this