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This is what the whole urban charter school thing has really been about. A cluster of middle class people set up a charter school and steal most of the other hi
by maoistinquisitr 9y ago
This is what the whole urban charter school thing has really been about. A cluster of middle class people set up a charter school and steal most of the other high potential kids, leaving the actual public school with even worse performance and students.
- Kalium 9y agoIndeed they do. You're right, and it's a disaster. With that said, is it possible that high-potential children could be viewed as something other than interchangeable widgets whose primary purpose is to make public schools that are failing many students look good? Especially given that such schools are often little better at meeting the needs of the high-potential children than they are all of the other children. You're right. Charter schools are often guilty of creaming. Yet, are we doing anyone a favor by sacrificing the education of high-potential children to mask problems?