[LM_NET] TAR:looking for an old sci-fi title

[Ron Wagner <Ron.Wagner@VANSD.ORG>]

A colleague asked me to pass this on.  Any help would be appreciated.  

Here's what I know about the story:  It was in an old anthology, so he doesn't know 
if it's just a short story or an excerpt from a novel.  The story was based in a 
future where "equality" was the most important value.  If someone was deemed too 
smart, he/she had a "thought disrupter" that they wore that gave a loud noise in 
their ear to stop them from thinking too clearly.  If an athlete was particularly 
large or strong, he had to wear weights to keep him "equal" with the others.  The 
story/excerpt ended with the characters watching a ballet, and a man came in and 
removed the weights from the best dancer to free her to dance and everyone is 
surprised by the beauty of it, but (from what my colleague says) there is a hint 
that the authorities are going to punish them.  

Does that ring any bells?

Thanks.



Ron Wagner
Teacher-Librarian
Felida Elementary School
Vancouver, WA
ron.wagner@vansd.org

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