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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read the article, and it's not exactly showing that kids benefit from advanced programming, it's more about creating a 1.5 gifted program, between GT and gen ed. Sounds like a good idea, but some of the lines did make me wince. This one, for example: Ford described Louisiana’s IQ cutoff score as “one of the highest” in the country. “I think those criteria are untenable if you really want to desegregate your gifted programs.”[/quote] I just read the whole article too, and it did say that the intent was for these kids to be able to test high enough to be labeled gifted. And 130 is not one of the highest in the country to qualify for gifted programs. And it's even lower for certain demographics -- between 1.5 and 2 standard deviations, which would be as low as 121. I wish these "diversity advocates" would realize they're in essence saying those groups of kids need easier admissions requirements.[/quote]
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