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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
There are an assortment of factors involved. I think one is a sort of cultural blind spot. We embrace differences in things like athletic ability or artistic talent, and praise star athletes and performers. We shy away from the idea that some kids might just be brighter and learn faster than others, and schools tend to be paced at the rate the majority can achieve. Programs for gifted kids, and the underlying acceptance that they are gifted are harder to come by.
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Dennis
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Absolutely. We also don't hire good teachers and pay them what they are worth. Which means that, often, the only people who are willing to teach for the pittence they pay are those who are barely literate themselves. In addition, we've got GWB's "No Child Left Behind" ... which essentially destroyed the Texas education system before he unleashed it on the rest of the US. Then, you've got the religious right trying to cram "creationism" down the throat of the science students. Oh .... don't even get me started on all of the reasons that the US educational system isn't worth a tinker's damn.