"However, from my experience, the gap between the "gifted/honors" population and the "general" population has widened significantly. Either you have students that perform exceptionally well or you have students coming into class grade levels behind. There are rarely students who are in between."
Precisely as the designers of the modern education system want it to be. The few overachievers can do the office work.
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"However, from my experience, the gap between the "gifted/honors" population and the "general" population has widened significantly. Either you have students that perform exceptionally well or you have students coming into class grade levels behind. There are rarely students who are in between."
Precisely as the designers of the modern education system want it to be. The few overachievers can do the office work.