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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The discussion of the APS gifted program (or lack thereof) got me wondering about a hypothetical question regarding education. Let's say you had a button. If pressed, this magic button would, at no cost to the school system or anyone else, increase the academic achievements of the current top 10% of students by a significant amount (say one-half to a full standard deviation). This would show up in grades and test scores, but it would represent real increases in skill and ability as well. Pressing the button would have no impact on anyone other than the top 10%. Would you press the button? [/quote] No. How about we press a similar button for the bottom 10% instead? What a perfect example of why the stark disparities are perpetuated - focusing on what the top is missing rather than actually providing what the bottom requires.[/quote]
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