This is a bit of a straw-man. No one is suggesting teaching just the top 1% and leaving the rest to fend for themselves. Just putting them in a separate class

This is a bit of a straw-man. No one is suggesting teaching just the top 1% and leaving the rest to fend for themselves. Just putting them in a separate class for a few hour a week so they can be with other smart kids and be challenged. The bottom 10-20% in every subject could probably use something similar.