Why (traditional) gifted education doesn't make sense

[Anonymous]

Huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree 100%. Let the charters cream more kids off. Heck, let them cherrypick kids like mad via selective admissions programs and lotteries for native speakers in the language immersion programs. I'd simply want to see more high-performing students and their families stay in the system all around the city, including us.

I'm in favor - Keeping high-performing families in the city is good for DC economically, it increases tax base and creates opportunity. Better they stay in DC rather than peeling off to the burbs. And if the charters help that happen, great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I think they are worthwhile. I have a 152 IQ and was truly, truly bored in class in elementary school, despite having been moved up a grade. Gifted classes were wonderful -- but I can't imagine most kids having the attention span or ability to do most of the work we did in those classes. We did things like write computer programs and decrypt encoded messages when I was 8 years old. I just don't know if that sort of stimulation is required for kids who are having trouble with multiplication tables and spelling. It's like asking a normal person to run a marathon -- it's a challenge that people in top condition can take on, not exercise for everyone. I am sure this will be an unpopular opinion, and I'm sure not every gifted program was as rigorous as the one I was in.

Anyone can run a marathon with training. It's not something special. Humans are built to run distances. We evolved as harassment hunters.

Your metaphor fails.

His metaphor holds water. You, sir or madam, sound contentious...and obnoxious.