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> Basically, non-gifted kids learn from the gifted ones. It's that whole, "positive influence from peers" thing. In other words, let’s drag the smart students
by Aurornis 1y ago
> Basically, non-gifted kids learn from the gifted ones. It's that whole, "positive influence from peers" thing.
In other words, let’s drag the smart students down, disallow them a better education, and instead force them to teach their peers because we don’t think their teachers are doing a good job?
This is a terrible way to solve a problem.
- jcranmer 1y agoHonestly, nothing has done a better job of solidifying my understanding of a material than trying to explain it to other people. We should be giving students more opportunities to do this, not less.
- Aurornis 1y agoThat’s fallacious. The students won’t get a chance to learn the advanced material by examining it to others because they won’t be allowed to learn the advanced material. How do people not see the harms in banning advanced classes?
- jcranmer 1y agoYou're presupposing that the only possible way to provide enrichment is by tracking people into advanced classes.
- triceratops 1y agoHow does giving some students AP classes take away their opportunity to tutor other classmates? Do they not have friends in the non-gifted track?