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You really think you can tell who the "outstanding rockstars" of your country are going to be from an 8th-grade Math class? I mean, if we were teaching stuff l
by 0815test 8y ago
You really think you can tell who the "outstanding rockstars" of your country are going to be from an 8th-grade Math class? I mean, if we were teaching stuff like "data science" and JavaScript coding in elementary school, you might have a point. But this is elementary math, that everyone should be able to do to a high standard. I really have trouble grokking what your point might be here, other than trying to justify the all-too-common "soft bigotry of low expectations".
- supernova87a 8y agoNo, you don't know exactly who the rockstars are going to be, at any level. That's exactly the point of having at every age, some "reach" opportunities for those who can use it at that stage and show that they're outstanding and benefit from being helped to test/learn to their potential. Versus what, you suggest that we have mandatory remedial level education for everyone to sit through until the last kid is performing up to grade level?