Comment by poulsbohemian

Comment by poulsbohemian 4 days ago

>Unfortunately, most educators simply don't seem to care much about high performing students

If you really believe this, then sue your school district. In my area, there was a district where parents believed high performers were not getting the necessary resources and through a combination of legal pressure and partnership with the school district, made it a priority in the same way that district had prioritized education for other specialized needs. Don't blame the average teacher though - they are doing what they have budget for and what they've been directed from administration.

rahimnathwani 4 days ago

  If you really believe this, then sue your school district.

AIUI, California school districts are under no obligation to meet kids where they're at, i.e. if a kid is ahead they don't have to be offered differentiated content or acceleration.

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gonzobonzo 4 days ago

> Don't blame the average teacher though - they are doing what they have budget for and what they've been directed from administration.

It's worth discussing the administrators and the budget (though our budget is much higher than the national average), but why should we reflexively dismiss concerns about the teachers? There are advanced students who only get acknowledged as such when the teachers tell them "don't do that, we haven't learned it yet."

There's a large difference between trying to engage advanced students with limited resources, and not trying to engage or even acknowledge advanced students at all.

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jmb99 4 days ago

> If you really believe this, then sue your school district.

It’s very funny (in a depressing way) reading this sentence as a non-American.

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