NYC schools will replace the gifted admissions exam with a lottery this year

Re:NYC schools will replace the gifted admissions exam with ... by swiley on Friday October 22, 2021 @11:07PM (#28965335)

Yeah, just teach kids that effort and skills are meaningless and it's all luck. That will result in a really pleasant and productive generation of people.

I thought public schools were broken when I was in High School but I think the latest changes might actually do more harm than good to your child.

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Re:NYC schools will replace the gifted admissions exam with ... by chongli on Friday October 22, 2021 @11:27PM (#28965426)

Isn’t it luck anyway? I mean, whether or not you’re born gifted. I get that it’s important to teach kids the value of hard work but these kids are getting into the gifted schools at age 4! I wouldn’t expect any 4 year old to demonstrate much in the way of study habits.

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Re:NYC schools will replace the gifted admissions exam with ... by Wowfunhappy on Friday October 22, 2021 @11:29PM (#28965437)

But from a societal perspective, I'd say it's in everyone's interest to make sure the people with the most natural ability can stretch that ability as far as possible.

(This is, of course, assuming it's actually possible to determine the future potential of one 4-year-old over another, and I'm skeptical of that!)

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Re:NYC schools will replace the gifted admissions exam with ... by paleotrope on Saturday October 23, 2021 @12:12AM (#28965643)

There might be a perverse incentive to treat some people like they are special in the hope that their self-perception actually leads to special potential.

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Re:NYC schools will replace the gifted admissions exam with ... by HKH2 on Saturday October 23, 2021 @06:57AM (#28967291)

Do you know any 4-year-olds?

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