It occurred to me while reading this article that the goal of "closing the gap" between underachievers and overachievers has nothing to do with anyone performing better. It is a literal gap, and quite frankly the easiest way to close it is to lower the performance of the overachievers to just above what is considered acceptable. Let's face it, raising the scores of the poorest performers has never been the strong suit of the public education system, while stifling the potential of the bright and eager is basically it's trademark.
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It occurred to me while reading this article that the goal of "closing the gap" between underachievers and overachievers has nothing to do with anyone performing better. It is a literal gap, and quite frankly the easiest way to close it is to lower the performance of the overachievers to just above what is considered acceptable. Let's face it, raising the scores of the poorest performers has never been the strong suit of the public education system, while stifling the potential of the bright and eager is basically it's trademark.