这些孩子很聪明，他们很热情，他们还足够年轻，因此学校没有破坏他们对学习的所有兴趣。他们仍然可以实际使用自己的大脑，索恩认为这是他们尚未完成正规教育的肯定信号。
(These kids were smart, they were enthusiastic, and they were young enough so that the schools hadn't destroyed all their interest in learning. They could still actually use their brains, which in Thorne's view was a sure sign they hadn't yet completed a formal education.)