Given that the public system is already broken I do not feel bad that such programs were in place. Had it not been for programs like that I might not be where I am now. I do feel bad for kids who were not afforded the same opportunities but I was underserved too. https://twitter.com/SNickolette/status/1065032742012887040 …
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Furthermore, I was not being challenged by my every day teachers. I would finish my work and disrupt my classmates because I was bored. But my mother didn’t want to skip me either and I miss out on my friends I had. That program added to my enrichment.
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No child should be left behind but if you grew up in the public school system, you know how easy it is to slip through the cracks. Not only did they have gifted and talented, they also separated all the children I grew up with into 4 waves. Basically smartest to dumbest
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And the children knew. We knew what they were doing and I’m sure that affected their self esteem and their outlook on education as a whole. I’m sure some kids acted out because of said hierarchy and I’m sure decisions like that have consequences that have been longstanding.
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I’m only grateful that I grew up with majority black teachers because many of these teachers did not care. I can say that at least in my elementary and middle school the teachers were invested in their students success.
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The teachers from my hometown are so invested to the point that they are now teaching the kids of past students. That’s how dedicated they are to education and I wish teachers and schools were given the necessary tools in order to thrive.
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