The Standards of Learning

Posted by richard loughlin on March 7th, 2018

The Standards of Learning are the same for the kids in the A&P program and those who are not. Also, this difference between what kids know is a continuum. You can't separate the kids into two groups and assume that all the kids in one program now nothing and the kids in the other know everything. That's wouldn't work and that's not how the program works.

One problem with this smart essay writers discussion is that it only talks about elementary school and middle school. As others point out, language is an important part of learning, yet what is essentially the g/t high school, TJHSST, demands technology studies of all their g/t students. Students with an interest in language are served, to an extent, but the technology focus is always looming.
 
Some here have questioned the need for any g/t program. Try to understand the problem: The g/t student arrives in kindergarten, often excluded from pre-K because the family is not identified as poor, and the teacher establishes the goals for the year. The g/t student has already achieved all the goals, but has received no instruction. Teachers can react to this by saying: "Here is a book. Please read quietly in the corner while I teach others." When this happens, there is no difference between how an unruly student and a g/t student is treated, only the g/t student is punished for achievement.

The overcrowding is ridiculous. Some kids eat their lunches at 11 even though school starts at 9 and doesn't get out until four. Physical education is barely one hour a week. The area near the school is chaos with the parents picking up their students. Second, there are so many kids being branded as "gifted" that you have to wonder if perhaps they need to adjust their standards.