Re:Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out NYC Gifted Program for Ea...
by ivanamies on Thursday October 02, 2025 @08:40PM
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>I never saw anything material from CA's GATE in the 80's-90's.
N = 1, CA's GATE program in the 2000's changed my life. "Being special" was a powerful motivator for a younger version of myself.
>shouldn't we offer investment in the top ~1-3% of kids with alternative schools that don't hold back their potential that will likely ultimately benefit us?
N = 1, what I needed as a child was a more G&T version of CA's GATE. I responded best to competitive sports and long hours of math and science problems.
I won't comment on NYC politics or the article.
But what are the delivered value of G&T programs to students? I never saw anything material from CA's GATE in the 80's-90's. Is NYC's program different? They seem like (probably not, but it's a risk) smart people inventorying programs but more likely they are bureaucratic money pile movers.
In a bigger picture of something perhaps different, shouldn't we offer investment in the top ~1-3% of kids with alternative schools that don't hold back their potential that will likely ultimately benefit us? If we're not committed to developing, attracting, and retaining brains, then we're setting up a brain drain.