[ohf]

> It would really help a lot of people if we could segregate children as they enter the school system into more refined groups based on their needs rather than waiting for someone to select you for gifted programs like we do now.

This makes me distinctively uncomfortable.

Also, you've made the conclusion that relative intelligence, if even very accurate, implies specific, categorical needs. I'm very confused by this.

[purple-again]

Lots of people have seem to taken your similar reading and it wasn’t the intention. We have gifted programs right now. This would be no diffrent on that front.

Where it would be diffrent is very young disadvantaged students that never made it into the gifted program because they didn’t get any attention when they were young will have a much harder time getting missed.

[fjsolwmv]

The gifted programs we have now are highly controversial for exactly the reasons debated in this thread.

[matte_black]

Are you against the entire gifted program then? Because current methods leave out some kids who should be in it and probably sign on kids who shouldn’t.

What is wrong with having a more foolproof and efficient way?