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Yes, kids are different. That does not mean that existing systems do a good or fair job of determining which kids would benefit from special programs. My exper
by mcculley 5y ago
Yes, kids are different. That does not mean that existing systems do a good or fair job of determining which kids would benefit from special programs.
My experience being in a "gifted" program in middle and high school in Florida was that the students in the program had parents who knew enough to get them tested. That alone marks a privileged class. I sincerely believe that if every student had been tested, the makeup of the gifted, honors, and standard classes would have been much different.
(I graduated high school in 1990. Maybe things are much different now. I would have no way to know.)
- jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y agoThe difference is what you describe, every kid takes the tests now because they are standardized.
- mcculley 5y agoInteresting. Is this true for all U.S. school districts? I am very surprised to learn that all kids are being I.Q. tested.
- detaro 5y agoI doubt it's IQ tests specifically.
- mcculley 5y agoWhat tests would they be? My point is that, at least in the system I experienced, a fraction of students were given IQ tests. They were then placed into special classes. Is jxidjhdhdhdhfhf wrong?
- jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y agoThey take standardized tests related to normal school topics such as math, reading, etc. They don't take IQ tests.
- mcculley 5y agoThat’s my point. When I was tested as “gifted”, it was an IQ test. Not every student was tested. Testing every student would have resulted in different outcomes. That is not fair.