I feel bad for kids that will be the subjects of these social experiments. And if (when) the results aren't good, can you trust ideologically driven administrators to change their methods? [[it would be great if it ended up working well for the kids, but it's a huge risk especially at a public, state level]]
I was lucky enough to grow up in a system where gifted math kids could take classes at the local university, and from what I've heard this is common in various CA school districts as well. Hopefully, that won't be discouraged as I found it to be a huge positive being both much more interesting and good prep for university. It seems like the resources are widely available (in semi-rural/urban areas, and now online) to support kids with different learning speeds, styles, and interests. Holding back individuals, purely for the sake of raising the average, if that is their intention, is sick- learning isn't a zero-sum game, but should be the opposite.
I was lucky enough to grow up in a system where gifted math kids could take classes at the local university, and from what I've heard this is common in various CA school districts as well. Hopefully, that won't be discouraged as I found it to be a huge positive being both much more interesting and good prep for university. It seems like the resources are widely available (in semi-rural/urban areas, and now online) to support kids with different learning speeds, styles, and interests. Holding back individuals, purely for the sake of raising the average, if that is their intention, is sick- learning isn't a zero-sum game, but should be the opposite.