On: The case for expanding rather than eliminating gif...

[adverbly]

Gifted programs threads on HN are the new flame war battlegrounds... turns people into an armchair geniuses, ready to post solutions based on some anecdotal data.

I pity the actual researchers in these fields. Must be tough to work in an area that everyone has an opinion on.

[dpbriggs → adverbly]

Why exactly is that a bad thing? It's repetitive but most people here are

- former children

- attended public education

- hated or loved aspects of that education

Of course they're going to discuss ideas.

[ohCh6zos → dpbriggs]

I don’t know but I suspect given the comments that a disproportionate number of HN posters may have been in gifted programs.

[thorncorona → adverbly]

It’s easy to be passionate about education when it changes lives