centerdeac
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At least my daughter will earn her admission to Georgia Tech prick.
At least my daughter will earn her admission to Georgia Tech prick.
She calls her gifted and talented class her other family. They don't have it in high school.
Shall we abolish AP courses and IB courses next?
According to de Blasio, the new plan will get rid of "artificial barriers" that have plagued the Gifted and Talented program.
"We are getting rid of some of those artificial barriers. One artificial barrier was a test taken by 4 year olds. I think everyone knows by now, I don’t believe a single standardized test should determine anyone’s future at any age, and certainly not at the age of four," he said. "We are getting rid of a lot of the artificial barriers that limited the number of kids who could get accelerated learning because the previous approach limited that number severely."
Instead, the city will train teachers and prepare schools for a more inclusive model -- one based on an accelerated instruction format that will still pay special attention to children with unique abilities but will do so without separating classrooms.
"We’re investing in training all 4,000 kindergarten teachers so they can create rich learning environments in their classrooms…and learn to observe and identify students’ strengths and use that knowledge to differentiate learning within the classroom. This framework will keep our students together not separated out by a G&T label. Classrooms will house different instructional levels and tap into student’s unique interest," NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter.
In other words, a program that once required rigorous testing for entry and included just 2,500 kindergarten students a year will expand to encompass tens of thousands of students -- no additional testing or funding from parents required, de Blasio said. Special instruction will include team teaching and digital components, among other efforts -- and additional monetary investment to train teachers.
In 2019, the city's School Diversity Advisory Group recommended phasing out the existed Gifted and Talented program, saying it was "unfair" and "unjust" and led to segregation. At the time, the New York Civil Liberties Union said 75% of the kids in the G&T program were white or Asian, even though white and Asian students only make up 30% of the district's enrollment.
At least my daughter will earn her admission to Georgia Tech prick.
God damn this is a real shitty thing to say to Ph. What the fuck is wrong with you?
What about the 1619 project?
Any New York, amongst other places, cancelling Gifted and Talented programs, claiming they are racist?
Rightwing conservative populism. This always turns out well.Agreed. We're living through a massive assault on the very idea of experts and expertise. Trumpites and right-wing media have convinced many people that anyone with credentials or grad degrees or who is a professional in their field is really just a snooty elitist looking down their noses at "Real Americans" and that they actually don't know anything, so their advice is worthless. The assault on public education and the mythical CRT threat is another front in this culture war.
Nobody out there actually thinks gifted education programs are racist do they? That's just center pissing into the wind.
The programs themselves, no. The way students are selected for them, yeah probably. Tons of opportunity for unconscious bias to seep in.
Nobody out there actually thinks gifted education programs are racist do they? That's just center pissing into the wind.