NY Times article 10/26 (sorry, no link)
More proof that Nevada is an orphan's paradise:
Next year, the UNR campus will host a new public elementary school for extremely gifted students (IQ 160+, top 99% test scores). With the "No Child Left Behind Act" forcing all available funds toward improving below-average test scores, Nevada is doing something to truly educate kids who have the potential to achieve greatness.
I know that the children are our future, and we have a moral responsibility to bring every child up to a functioning level, but there is a group of kids who will realistically be the next ones to reinvent technology, medicine, and philosophy. I agree with raising the level of basic skills, but soley focusing on testing results will harm all children, especially these really smart kids who most desperately need divergent and creative stimulation. A seperate school also ensures a more normal socialization setting for these gifted young'ns (I personally feel that a high school or college setting is no place to thrust a 10 year old).
Now if we can only save art education and P.E., there might be hope for the rest of the kids.
More proof that Nevada is an orphan's paradise:
Next year, the UNR campus will host a new public elementary school for extremely gifted students (IQ 160+, top 99% test scores). With the "No Child Left Behind Act" forcing all available funds toward improving below-average test scores, Nevada is doing something to truly educate kids who have the potential to achieve greatness.
I know that the children are our future, and we have a moral responsibility to bring every child up to a functioning level, but there is a group of kids who will realistically be the next ones to reinvent technology, medicine, and philosophy. I agree with raising the level of basic skills, but soley focusing on testing results will harm all children, especially these really smart kids who most desperately need divergent and creative stimulation. A seperate school also ensures a more normal socialization setting for these gifted young'ns (I personally feel that a high school or college setting is no place to thrust a 10 year old).
Now if we can only save art education and P.E., there might be hope for the rest of the kids.
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