Re:New York City to Phase Out Its Gifted and Talented Program
by FooBarBizBazz on Friday October 08, 2021 @10:55AM
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I would have been diagnosed with ADD and medicated if I hadn't been put on a faster track. Luckily the teacher correctly observed to my parents that I was just bored. I don't know what would have happened to me in a system without that track. I probably would have been a much less happy child.
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Re:New York City to Phase Out Its Gifted and Talented Program
by willcipriano on Friday October 08, 2021 @11:36AM
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It went the other way for me. Got the ADD diagnosis and put me into classes with kids with downs syndrome and other profound disabilities. Let me tell you, that isn't great for your social life. I ended up leaving as soon as I was legally allowed and got a job.
This supposed ADD disappeared once I got into the real world and was given actual problems to solve. I think they did it mostly to keep their test scores up. I have no faith in the education system as a result.