It's hard for me to imagine that those who advocate for removing gifted programs truly believe doing so will make education fair. Since when removing competitio

It's hard for me to imagine that those who advocate for removing gifted programs truly believe doing so will make education fair. Since when removing competition for scarce resources will increase equality. Just look at silicon valley. Few schools there, if not none, have gifted programs. The result? Tutoring schools pop up left and right. Families with means simply find good tutors or tutoring programs for their kids. RMS? check. AOPS? Check. Singapore Math? Check. Thinking Academy? Check. Private programs for STEM experiments and projects? Check. Creative writing? Check. Critical writing? Check. Do the left really think that removing gifted programs will hinder the overachievers in the valley? Do they really think that the engineers, among whom more than 30% are PhDs, can't tutor and inspire their kids (if they have talent) with top-quality resources? But what about the poor kids in China town? What about this really talent kid whose parents struggle to have ends meet? Those who have talent but don't have means suffer. So much for so-called progressive social justice.