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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New Yorker here.  There are pieces to that.  1) whether the kids who have better academic abilities deserve to be educated according to their abilities, and 2) whether the existing system selects the right kids for that education.  My answers are yes to the first and not so sure to the second.  The test they used fir 4 years old appears to be quite teachable (I personally know several people who put their kids in year-long prep program) while not particularly discriminate at the high end - too many kids are scoring at super high percentiles.   So, that had to be reformed.

Unfortunately, knowing the political landscape in NYC, I am pretty sure they threw out the baby with the bath water.   [/quote]

Does selection need to be that rigid? Can’t there be fluid streaming in the same school where every year or semester kids can test into the top class? Isn’t that why we have community colleges and top colleges across the country take in transfers, because some people are late bloomers ?[/quote]

PP.  Absolutely.  As I said, I don't oppose the philosophical idea of G&T, but I do have issues with the selection process.

BTW, theoretically, kids could test into the current program up to grade 3, but the program wasn't able to accommodate all the students anyway so the spots weren't guaranteed.   I don't know how many of those who tested in after age 4 got the placement.

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