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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]enough with the stupid enrichment. the amount of free math resources, from kahn academy to phd level math and math olympiads, is enough for a lifetime.

the problem is not that exposure or enrichment, but that smart kids are wasting their time in school.[/quote]

I don't disagree that there is a lot more that schools could be doing for smart kids.  Part of that is a lack of focus on their needs when compared to the focus on needs of other groups of students.  Finite resources dictate some of this, but I still find those needs underaddressed, even considering.

As far as enrichment being available, while it is much more so than in decades past, accessing and benefitting from self-directed learning is a much more difficult thing to ensure for some families than others, and a not insignificant portion of those others might be employing more effective adult-guided enrichment.   [b]Pointing a second-grader to Khan Academy is not going to result in the same adherence to a learning opportunity as dropping the same off at an after-school tutoring program.[/b]

In the end, if the main objective of these magnet programs is to meet the needs of the highly able, then a more equitable identification paradigm is required, along with expansion of magnet programming to better match the population demonstrating need.  I simply would disagree with any who suggest that the [i]greater[/i] objective, instead, and especially before high school, would be to serve those who have hit some level of learned content, though I think there should be room in the conversation for those, as well.[/quote]

Actually, it's pretty much the same level of learning, which is determined by the child and not the amount of money parent paid for class. Smart kids who are interested in math will do khan etc for fun, and look for more. Similar kids, when enrolled in enrichment programs by their parents, will listen to the teacher and engage with material. Other kids, when pushed by their parents to do either will soon stop/not listen in class. Not everyone enrolled in AoPS or RSM comes out being good at math. My kids tell me every day stuff other kids don't know in enrichment classes and also MCPS fastest tracked math classes. Those are some very basic things. Those kids don't listen, don't care and/or already way behind despite appearing advanced on paper.[/quote]

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