Yes, unfortunately no matter what they call it, "cooperative learning" or "
tutoring", it is often treated as a viable option for "differentiation" for gifted pupils. Other threads/posts have discussed that some gifted and/or high achieving children enjoy tutoring others... but it may best be done on a voluntary basis... not as a regular feature of "gifted programming", in which these gifted and/or high achieving pupils are not being exposed to new intellectually/academically challenging material during the regular school day but are essentially treated as slaves, performing the role of tutors for other classmates, without pay.
At one point, effective
advocacy resulted in a child receiving other learning activities in the classroom during the regular school day. However, with the widespread acceptance of common core and it's ultimate goal of equal outcomes for all, this has become more difficult.
