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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by thegrimmest on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @04:10PM (#31673310)
I guess we're circling around this question: Should schools bend to the natural tendencies of students, or should students bend to the rigours and structure of academic life?

Given that society itself doesn't bend much, I'm inclined towards the latter.

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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by sealaska on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @05:35PM (#31674612)
Do you think kids should have recess? If so, for what purpose?

Or, what do you think of Montessori education?

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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by thegrimmest on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @05:59PM (#31674901)
> Do you think kids should have recess? If so, for what purpose?

Sure, for the same reason that adults take coffee breaks. This doesn't seem to contradict what I said. In fact it's a very clear delineation between recreation and work. The problem is when children (or adults) behave as though they're on recess when they're supposed to be working.

> Or, what do you think of Montessori education?

I'm no expert, but it doesn't seem as though the educator/pupil ratios required to make it work are scalable.

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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by chelical on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @11:50PM (#31677381)
>Montessori education

Why do people always mention this like it isn't a niche educational experience that already self-selects for the children of well-off, white parents? Montessori is almost as relevant to the public education discourse as Catholic schools imo.

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