Originally Posted by acs
I'm glad you are working to fight the elitist argument and I'll try to work with you. I'm just not sure that it will be win-able until everyone gets all the services they need. And sadly, that is probably not going to happen for a long time.

I get around this problem by referring to the larger group of bright students. If you count from, say, the 1st standard deviation on IQ tests, you include ~16% of the population. Most everyone in this group could probably handle acceleration in at least one subject, and they're all being held back by a system that won't ability group. When you put it this way, the numbers aren't so elitist-sounding after all.

And I also mention talented athletes.

Val