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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by tremon on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @07:30PM (#29325521)
Should Mozart have been kept away from musical instruments because his peers weren't at his level? In other words, should people existing define how we educate prodigies? Who gets to determine who is a prodigy and who isn't, and at what age?
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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by dragonwriter on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @07:53PM (#29325696)
> Should Mozart have been kept away from musical instruments because his peers weren't at his level?

In his consumption of publicly-funded universal education? Or...something completely irrelevant?

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by cortesoft on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @02:57PM (#29334386)
No one is disallowing kids from having access to advanced math.
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