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Your argument is strange for someone so intelligent.
Just because YOU were fine, you think we should not try to improve the system from when you were a child?

The world has changed. You probably wouldn't get into the Ivy League now, OP. Some children are exposed earlier to more academics, and therefore, it's harder than ever to teach primary school because of the wide disparity in basic skills. 
Because of this, we absolutely should provide more challenge to the children who need it, as well as support to others. This isn't one-size-fits-all anymore.

I have long been an advocate for increased academic rigor and critical thinking exercises, with or without acceleration. The two are very different. Acceleration usually only prioritizes rapid accumulation of basic facts, but a more rigorous, in-depth curriculum with brain-teasers and hands-on open projects hones children's problem-solving abilities - and this is what is really important. We're trying to train the world's next leaders, inventors and peace negotiators (we'll need a lot of the latter, what with climate change conflict). LOTS of critical thinking skills needed!

Bright kids risk losing their minds during their primary years if they are made to sit through their peers' slower reading and counting progress. Do you want to retain their love of learning and make them the next Nobel Prizes or are they just throw-away students to you?

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There’s no way OP went to HYP. First off, they’d say which one, assuming they didn’t attend all three. Second, they wouldn’t post something so stupid.[/quote]

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