I can't imagine any policymaker would be reading this thread, but if so: YES, PLEASE, DEAR GOD YES. When I was in normal schools (public and private) I stood o

I can't imagine any policymaker would be reading this thread, but if so: YES, PLEASE, DEAR GOD YES. When I was in normal schools (public and private) I stood out. I don't mean, I was precocious and didn't everyone notice how clever I was. I mean, I was bullied. By everyone. Including my teachers. My life was hell, every day getting worse. I was physically sick just thinking about going to school every morning. Until I was in a Gifted and Talented program in 5th grade. The material wasn't challenging (this is NOT about getting challenging material), but I had a teacher that understood me and peers who didn't hate me. Giving children a space where they're not constantly tortured is a good policy. As a now-productive member of society, there is no amount of my current success I would not ransom so that children now don't have to go through what I did. It's not something a civilized society should allow.