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Uh yeah this notion that the quick kids will effectively become teacher assistants once they learn the material is exactly what many of us are mad about!!![/quote]

The best way to master content is to be able to teach to someone else.

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This is a common myth.

If you want to think about the logical fallacy, consider that "If they can't teach it well, they don't know it well enough" - why then do we certify teachers, especially for elementary school? Certainly most adults know things like addition well enough. Shouldn't they then be able to effectively teach everyone? And if that's the case, then why is anyone falling behind at the elementary level (certainly we don't have a glut of [i]certified teachers[/i] who just don't know the material well enough.

Here are some resources if you'd like to see what the research has said about the topic:
-https://www.nagc.org/blog/peer-tutoring-and-gifted-learners-%E2%80%93-applying-critical-thinking-lens
-https://wku.edu/gifted/resources/ksba-toolkit-items/fact-fiction.pdf
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