The ultimate questions for our children for any of these options are:
1 - How high is the ceiling?
2 - How flexible are educators to extend beyond the highest offering?
G&T schools where we are neither lift the ceiling in 1, nor offer any discernible impact on 2. In other regions, I understand G&T programming can drive more meaningful instruction.
Today, DS10 described the lack of intellectual curiosity of much of the teaching profession as, “wallowing in the squalor of learned helplessness.” IOW, “don’t know, don’t care to learn.”
That about sums up my opinion of the state of modern education, G&T or otherwise. However we mix and match students and programs, objective standards and rigor are sorely needed for *all* students. IMO, cross-grade grouping with DE opportunities at transition points would be my ask.
That would provide real equity and respect the needs of individual learners better than any system of which I’m aware.
