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Helping Some Students May Harm High Achievers
palegray.net writes "According to a new study performed by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington, increased emphasis on helping students with a history of lower academic achievement results in lower performance for high achievers. This trend appears to be related to the No Child Left Behind Act. Essentially, programs designed to devote a large number of resources to assisting students who are deemed to be 'significantly behind' leave little room for encouraging continued academic growth for higher-performing students."
It's not so much about finance as it is about making a mass of drones who will never realise you're fucking them over and should revolt. The goal of any government is to have as little people who can actually think as possible, but not to have people so stupid they can't work.
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The solution is repressing everyone who is smart so that they either become frustrated and stop trying or revolt in an anti-social manner at an age too young and are deemed a criminal for life, and to help everyone too stupid to be useful become useful.
All blatantly obvious of course
Siphoning away resources for "no shit sherlock" studies leaves little money for studies that would have provided some insight or solved some dispute.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Makes more sense to invest a larger portion the funds in areas where it will be utilized to greater effect.
The athletic department?
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rubbing organic garlic on their feet to try to get rid of their headaches
No maaaaan, you apply it directly to the forehead...
how long until
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
She is, however, allergic to pineapple...
One swallow does not a fellatrix make
So what do you do with high achieving students who have behavioral issues?
>You see these people on American Idle ...
That's just wonderful. Please tell me it was intentional.