A Threat to Ender's Life

In Chapter 12, we learn about a plot against Ender's life. It seems as if some of the older boys are planning to kill or seriously injure Ender. I found this plan interesting for a couple reasons. One reason is that to kill Ender out of jealousy does not seem like a smart thing to do. The boys recruited into Battle School are supposed to be brilliant. To kill a fellow student is not something a genius would do because of the inevitable consequences. They seem to care too much about the glory of winning the game. That brings me to my next point. Battle School is supposed to be about preparing children for the war against the buggers so that the kids can "save the world". It seems to me that the children have got too caught up in the game played at Battle School. If they are willing to kill the best commander just because they are jealous of his skill, then they are missing the final objective of Battle School. If they were thinking about the future and the bugger war, then they would realize that Ender is going to be a very important person in the fight. Another thing I found intriguing was that Colonel Graff is willing to let the other boys attack Ender. This is more evidence that supports the conspiracy theory. If Battle School is really about saving the world from buggers, then Colonel Graff would probably not be so willing to let the jealous boys attack, and potentially kill, the best commander in the school.