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Originally Posted by Submariner
Our children did well when they were not in a classroom, and they were welcomed into college at much younger ages than usual.
"School failed me, and I failed the school. It bored me. The teachers behaved like sergeants. I wanted to learn what I wanted to know, but they wanted me to learn for the exam. What I hated most was the competitive system there, and especially sports. Because of this, I wasn't worth anything, and several times they suggested I leave. I felt that my thirst for knowledge was being strangled by my teachers; grades were their only measurement. How can a teacher understand youth with such a system? From the age of twelve, I began to suspect authority and distrust teachers." ~ Albert Einstein
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Well that was in, what- late 1800's at a German Gymnasium? Of course it was rigid, lol.
When we were in school there was a TAG program- Talented and Gifted. We had some seriously bright kids in our area around the DC Beltway. If you tested and were approved you received advanced math and science courses, or languages etc. Kids got pulled from regular classes and we're immersed in advanced classes. Many of these people we know, and graduated with PhD's or Masters at very young ages.
Here in Montana and earlier in West Virginia our kids were tested and approved for the PEAK program which touts itself as a TAG program. In WV they were pulled from normal classes and immersed in advanced STEM- my kids loved it. But in Montana the PEAK program is A LOT different. They are exposed to art, social behavioral classes (the assumption that advanced kids have problems with social behaviors). It was a waaaaay different program and not one either my kids enjoyed or found worthwhile. They went back to regular classes and when available- they took advantage of early college level classes and AP classes.
As parents we talked to our kids whether they were bored or not satisfied. It was our responsibility to help guide them to things that would challenge them and make them fulfilled.
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