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I would say both that how "ability" is measured, as well as that a 5-year-old's ability is nowhere near an indicator of their future ability. I doubt anyone c
by prawks 14y ago
I would say both that how "ability" is measured, as well as that a 5-year-old's ability is nowhere near an indicator of their future ability.
I doubt anyone could argue against things like AP classes, etc. in high school, but 5-year-olds?
- ErrantX 14y agoIndeed. Education is only one part of the personal development you get at school. Socialising/communicating with your peers is another key thing. Which is why so many "proteges" tend to burn out, I think, or have emotional problems as they age - simply for lacking that time to develop with their peers.
- jerf 14y agoWho's saying we want to use a 5-year-old's ability as an indicator of future ability? We want to use a 5-year-old's ability as an indicator of their current ability. I'd say we'll look at their ability again when they're six, but really the ideal is near-continuous evaluation. Don't just think about slightly tweaking the system we have today. Think about the system after it finally embraces computers as a transformative force, instead of a very silly expensive way to issue multiple choice tests. We're going to free up teachers to spend their time on the stuff that actually requires a human, instead of bogging them down with so much automateable work that they end up hardly any more effective than a machine, what a surprise.
- cema 14y agoIt's not about a future ability. It's about the current ability of the 5-year old person. Next year she will be retested and reassessed.