Hah, as a teacher I had the same thought with 3yos. Way too early to make an assessment, a lot of kids normalize around 5 despite showing delays and/or advancement around 3, especially in a system like Panem. (Look at me not ranting about the effects of lack of outdoor/nature play on child development etc etc etc)

Fun aside: did you know lack of exposure to nature actually causes serious health deficits in kids? Such as poor eyesight? There's a whole generation of kiddos in China who are wearing glasses as toddlers/younguns because they're never just playing outside anymore.

I dunno, I like penfold_x's version, myself. Caste systems and ersatz "meritocracy" combined with enforced austerity and starvation (keep 'em hungry keep 'em quiet, eh?) makes more sense to me. (Panem Propaganda is a 'take with a grain of salt' part of fandom to me. They barely tried with their D2 imho) IDK like it seems like too much privilege? Pen's castes work better for me, this is way more than I'd think the Capitol would give a district they need to keep a heavy eye on.