Comment by gonzobonzo

> 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.