Re: No Genius Left Behind

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Herman Rubin) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
 
> This is what I have been advocating for years on this
> newsgroup.  However, I do not believe we need much
> specialized funding; we can use cheap and effective
> treatment by just providing them with the material,
> and letting them go, with a little guidance sometimes.

No, it doesn't require equal funding.  Proper education of
gifted children requires the proper level of funding.  Nor
do I believe they have to fend for themselves.
 
> Equal treatment does not require equal results; this
> is hyperegalitarian nonsense, and even Marxist dogma
> did not accept this.

Now that I agree with.  There are some talented young people
who never have opportunities, because the authorities refuse
to allocate resources to properly develop their talents - or
worse, force them to endure an "education" inappropriate for
them.  Yet these same authorities throw educational resources
at other people who never apply themselves, or want to apply
themselves in the first place.  Sure, it's a waste that they
never go anywhere.  It's a far worse waste that the resources
could have been better spent elsewhere.

> BTW, there ARE black geniuses.  They have far less 
> chance now than before the "progressive educators"
> demanded age grouping and conformity.

And increased tribalism.