Originally Posted by Val
... in the public school system are the demands of NCLB and its forced focus on the bottom performers. This is huge.

Agreed! Consider that creating more seats for advanced academics provides access and removes barriers.

This may provide an appropriate education for some, sustain and nurture internal motivation to do well in others, while also removing an inclination to blame the system for trapping well qualified students without educational opportunities... as this would no longer be the case.