Re:The Bright Students Left Behind
by nitrogen on Friday August 21, 2015 @12:47PM
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the fact is that very little you learn in K-12 matters anyway
And herein lies the problem with K-12 for gifted students. Why should kids be learning things that don't matter when they are capable of more?
(Note: I disagree with the claim that little in K12 matters; every bit of knowledge lays the foundation for the next layer of abstraction. E.g. counting->arithmetic->algebra->calculus/statistics, or alphabet->spelling->vocabulary->grammar->reading->writing->essay writing/research.)
And herein lies the problem with K-12 for gifted students. Why should kids be learning things that don't matter when they are capable of more?
(Note: I disagree with the claim that little in K12 matters; every bit of knowledge lays the foundation for the next layer of abstraction. E.g. counting->arithmetic->algebra->calculus/statistics, or alphabet->spelling->vocabulary->grammar->reading->writing->essay writing/research.)