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I don't think it's reasonable to expect some kid to sit through their algebra class, and then go home and take a self-directed calculus class at home. Certainly
by dymk 5y ago
I don't think it's reasonable to expect some kid to sit through their algebra class, and then go home and take a self-directed calculus class at home. Certainly only the kids who are hyper-math-ers are going to do that in the first place, and we miss out on the kids who would have taken calc had it simply been offered.
Highschoolers fork over swaths of their day to the public education system already. Let's try to not waste any more of their time.
- caddemon 5y agoYeah this is a huge part of it. It's one thing to say "we don't have the resources for high achievers", but it's a million times worse to force them through a shit curriculum because we don't want to acknowledge our school system is largely glorified baby sitting. Especially for kids from poorer backgrounds it is not easy to just sit on Khan Academy after school. If they can't teach leveled classes they should let kids test out of certain classes, and spend time in a semi-supervised study hall with those free resources instead. But it's not about resources here, or at least that isn't the main argument they're giving. The mere existence of students that can test out of math is apparently detrimental to others. This seems like over the top sheltering to me.