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Re:Separating gifted children hasn't led to better achievement by leetcrew on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @10:12AM (#21453040)
a quick Google search shows that public school teachers get paid as much as or more than a typical LCSW, so I'm not sure why getting these kids help would inherently be super expensive unless you want to also increase the adult-to-student ratio for them by a lot.

even if it's a bit more expensive per student, my guess is it would be very cost effective at improving outcomes for the rest of the kids.

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Re:Separating gifted children hasn't led to better achievement by brewdad on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @11:18AM (#21453730)
You would absolutely have to have more adults involved per student. My kid's HS has an average class size of 30 and some classes approaching 50 students. I can't imagine what a class of 35+ disruptors and only 1 instructor would look like but it wouldn't be pretty.

Ideally, something closer to the 5-1 ratio my district mandates for special ed classes would be more effective. These kids are going to need a lot of individualized attention if you want to help turn them around.

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