- just a question here. (The topic has drifted to the same questions as the 'education' thread.)
On 26 Apr 2004 07:31:50 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip, earlier discussion] > > Any plan to provide services to the bright students is met with > resistance both inside and outside the schools. It is quickly labled > "elitist" and therefore evil. Even programs that are shown to > improve performance among the low end students are labled elitist if > they increase the spread between high and low. > > It is sad that in the name of "equality" bright students are held back. > But until there is a change in attitude and legal requirements it > won't matter if a student is gifted or merely bright. They will be > ignored. > Is this a fact or popular fiction? There used to be Advanced Placement courses for bright students, and things like faculty sponsored Science Clubs, and science contests. Are those a thing of the past, or in serious decline? I've read that the tax squeeze has caused schools to cut out recess and phys. ed., as well as fine arts. Did AP go first? [snip, rest] -- Rich Ulrich, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/index.html . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
