Re:Should gifted students go to a separate school?
by whorleater on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @02:21PM
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> If being selective means controlling for socioeconomic background when assessing potential
So...affirmative action like in colleges but for earlier forms of education?
Re:Should gifted students go to a separate school?
by iplaw on Thursday January 26, 2017 @12:19AM
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I love how you put this.
To be fair, the TAG Magnet did have race-based quotas until very recently. Let's just say that the school is now ... less diverse. Although, the 1% "other", which encompassed all East and West Asian, has now makes up roughly one-third of the enrollment. The former court ordered 33/33/33/1 resulted in rejecting some of the most meritorious students.
But it does mean you can pay to get them tutored to jump through hoops, and generally push them harder. There's a very strong relationship between wealth and elite college admission for example. Which is down to culture and opportunity as much as gifts and talents.
If being selective means controlling for socioeconomic background when assessing potential - then I'd be more of a cheerleader for it.