Originally Posted by Dude
Originally Posted by Austin
Low ability: welfare
High ability: high taxes

Originally Posted by Bostonian
The government school monopoly is run as much for the benefit of the unionized teachers as it is for the students. The teachers unions oppose labor-saving practices.

Does every thread need your right-wing politics?

I think you insert left-wing politics in some of your posts.

In this thread we are discussing why there are not more resources for gifted education. I think it is relevant to point out that a government monopoly staffed by unionized, tenured teachers will not use its resources effectively. Yes, this is a view more popular on the right than the left, but there are some Democrats who support charter schools and other efforts to
break the government school monopoly.

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell