Dumbing down our kids: NYC to Cancel Accelerated Learning Program for Gifted Kids
(www.theepochtimes.com)
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Gen X here. I was in gifted programs in elementary school and I can say without a doubt, that nearly EVERY child would benefit from the type of education I received in my formative years.
Frequent field trips to museums and outdoor nature hikes. We worked in groups on weeks long projects, including designing board games and model rocketry. We even went to the State Capitol and observed the legislative process and met the Governor.
Math, language and creative arts have always come easy to me, but the extra-curricular activities are what shaped me and I credit them for my independence and common sense.
I second this! I did large, time consuming projects that challenged me to look deeper. Our program was called "Challenge" & that is exactly what it did. I specifically recall doing a research project on DNA in the 5th grade. I remembered all of it when I became pregnant with twins and I'm still drawing on the knowledge at 45 years old in the middle of a "pandemic" with pushback for the "vaccine"....it taught me to always dig deeper. I see why they want to cancel this behavior, because most of us that benefited from those programs will dig deeper and they want unquestioned compliance.