I think the problem is deeper than the author suggests. Not only are certain groups of people not getting the resources they need, there is also the matter of a cultural disconnect between the people in power who control the resources, and the underserved who may deserve them.

> "We do a pretty good job at identifying the kids who are good at throwing a football or playing a trumpet,"

We do a good job of this now, but if you look back, there was a time not long ago when a black person playing the trumpet, no matter how well, was not seen as valuable. It took time for jazz and other cultural things to enter the mainstream and become valued by the group of people who are in power.

There are already plenty of "Einsteins" out there, who got access to at least enough resources to explore their passions and express their creativity. However, they still fail to be recognised when they are invisible to people in positions of power, who may be too stuck inside their cultural framework to acknowledge them.