No-child-left-behind really screwed the gifted programs. All the money went to get the marginal kids to pass the tests. I was in the first big wave of gifted

No-child-left-behind really screwed the gifted programs. All the money went to get the marginal kids to pass the tests. I was in the first big wave of gifted programs in the mid-80s. My teachers had doctorates. There were 10-15 kids in my classes. We did lots of off the wall stuff. Now, my child is in the same boat, but her class size is 30-35, and the curriculum isn’t particularly special.