I knew where this was headed as soon as I saw the words "equity issue." And sure enough, the way they're addressing this "equity issue" is by consuming the high-achiever's school day to pass on their knowledge to their peers. Drag the low end and the high end towards the middle, and the result is mediocrity.
I'm all for equality of opportunity, which is why I'm so bothered by this, because high ability children deserve an opportunity to learn, too.
This is like trying to establish income equality by forcing the wealthy to counsel people on how to budget or make a business plan, while their own business ventures wither on the vine.
