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[quote=Anonymous][quote]If the G&T programs are standard across the country (and I don't know if they are), then it seems to me that the advantage is their approach to learning. Those pull out sessions that my daughter attended weren't extra work or drill time, it was exploration and exposure time. All kids can benefit from that model of learning and all schools should be able to incorporate it into their curriculum. HOWEVER, that kind of approach--which creates great critical thinking-- doesn't necessarily get you higher test scores off the bat--and that's what many of these parents want and consequently, judge the schools by.[/quote] This. As long as we judge schools and teachers by standardized test scores, we will never have the innovation in curriculum or delivery that fosters true critical thinking. We will, however, continue to have teaching to the test and erasure scandals.[/quote]
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