As a software developer who works with teachers on a regular basis (and one of my parents is one), the issue of becoming "too advanced" is a legitimate problem. Its the same reason why Einstein supposedly got Fs throughout school - he was bored with the curriculum, he was too smart for class. Teachers have to work within the framework and structure of the current education system. Let me assure you that in education…
> But letting a bright, ultra-focused kid master an entire grade level over the summer and then the kid will be a hellraiser in school for the next 9. If kids fall behind or are poorly motivated then they get extra attention. But if they shoot ahead or are strongly motivated they get ignored? Chastised? I'm interested in presenting the best opportunities for education to my children and instead of being concerned wit…
Re: Could You Modify It ‘To Stop Students From Becoming This Advanced?’
#241Then take your kid out of school and home-school him. You're shitting in the commons if you don't care about the "current educational framework".