Post by Pacifico on Jul 4, 2024 16:50:23 GMT
This seems just terrible:
"A critical three-year period between the ages of 11 and 14 has been identified as the point at which talented children from low-income backgrounds fall behind their wealthier peers at school, according to new research.
The study tracked high-ability children from the age of five, from the lowest and highest income groups, and found that they progressed at similar rates until the first years of secondary school.
But by the time the two groups sat GCSEs or equivalent exams at 16 years old, those in the wealthier group were much more likely to gain top grades than those in the low-income group, and were more likely to take A-levels."
It’s terrible that working class kids don’t get to reach their full potential. Someone should do something about it.
I know, I know....
What if we identified these talented but poor kids? - Offered them a more academic education better suited to their talents? - Tested them - at, say, age 11 where the problem seems to start - and then offered them that more academic education in a different type of school?
That would appear to solve the problem...
"A critical three-year period between the ages of 11 and 14 has been identified as the point at which talented children from low-income backgrounds fall behind their wealthier peers at school, according to new research.
The study tracked high-ability children from the age of five, from the lowest and highest income groups, and found that they progressed at similar rates until the first years of secondary school.
But by the time the two groups sat GCSEs or equivalent exams at 16 years old, those in the wealthier group were much more likely to gain top grades than those in the low-income group, and were more likely to take A-levels."
It’s terrible that working class kids don’t get to reach their full potential. Someone should do something about it.
I know, I know....
What if we identified these talented but poor kids? - Offered them a more academic education better suited to their talents? - Tested them - at, say, age 11 where the problem seems to start - and then offered them that more academic education in a different type of school?
That would appear to solve the problem...
