Disjoint thoughts on the "G" word, prompted by a friend's blog

[joshwriting]

I am starting with my edit, because while this is an addendum to my thoughts on the funding issue, this is the most vital piece of the response to me.

Why advocating for the gifted in underfunded schools and where kids are in poverty is VITAL
a) Raising the top students of a school tends to raise the whole school more than any other approach we

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I am one of the founders of a private school for gifted kids (although we didn't call it that). But, as a teacher, I returned to the public school system for precisely the reasons you have mentioned in the parts about funding. Kids whose parents are middle class or above have enough resources to get their children at least part of what they need. It is the gifted children of poor parents who often do not understand the needs of their gifted children and who frequently don't have the resources, financially, emotionally, logistically, and time-wise to help their children as much as the children need it