posting this on the convalescent home for people who love to talk about having been in gifted and talented programs is like dropping a live grenade into a crowded room lol
jade, whose voice is the Deluge
Proponents of Gifted & Talented programs have promoted the notion that the smartest children need extra enrichment to reach their potential and that we can measure the beneficial impact on the children who receive it. But not a single part of this story is true, reports Katie Arnold-Ratliff.
nymag.com
Critics say the systems we use to educate the brightest kids are flawed and exclusionary. What if it’s the very premise of giftedness that’s faulty?
