Reply #135: I was talking about "gifted" classes, in part, from 4th to 9th grade.

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I was "educated" by TUSD, Tucson, AZ. I left the "gifted" program because if I was going to be bored, I wasn't going to do it with a churn school.

As far as a science teacher in the 6th grade who doesn't understand classical mechanics.... yes, I think they need to be shown the door. That's 300 years old, FFS.

I am pretty sure that I'm an outlier, and it was incredibly frustrating to have teachers that forced me to "creep along". With that in mind:

"Perhaps I'm biased, since I am one, but the vast majority of teachers I've met have busted their asses trying to help their kids."

The vast majority of teachers I've met busted their asses... to help the slow kids.

To flip a phase, NCLB's major failing is/was:
"No child getting ahead".