permanently locking students into/out of specific streams based on performance at such a young age is a very bad idea.
Agreed!
That is not the topic or stance of the post, which is NYC's recent announcement of planned changes from the present system (which has been discussed on the forum over time, I will look to see if I can readily find old threads/posts).
The recent NYC article announces being responsive to parents, and beginning to undo the removal of gifted education, which was introduced by de Blasio. Mentioned in the plan are:
- creating more schools/seats for advanced academics, and
- simplifying the application process.
I did not see mention of the heartbreaking lottery system, hopefully that will be discontinued.
For many years, I have suggested that if the number of pupils needing advanced academics exceeds the number of seats available, then it may be time to consider re-purposing gen-ed seats to gifted seats. This keeps the American Dream of upward socio-economic mobility alive for all who are willing to struggle, sacrifice, and work hard to develop their skills and abilities.
A few old threads/posts which mention the squelching of gifted education under the former mayor of New York city, Bill de Blasio:
- (2018)
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....selective_middle_schools.html#Post243335- (2018)
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....ors_Aim_to_Narrow_the_Ex.html#Post243181- (2018)
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....sant_could_admit_student.html#Post244128- (2018)
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted...._news_fair_equitable_adm.html#Post242926- (2019)
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....egation_Plan_Eliminate_G.html#Post245937- (2019)
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....Re_Ivy_League_Admissions.html#Post246313
