My school, I'm in America, (California), is the exact opposite. Only the people that need help are paid attention to and the people that actually have an ounce of intelligence are just given extra homework
This isn't how it works at all. Last year I had my gifted language arts class IN A CLOSET. THE WHOLE YEAR. And this year we're in a portable-- which is basically making a trailer into a classroom without plumbing. Also, my Algebra 1 class has moved around the school three or four times since August. And when the Algebra and Geometry students needed to take our CRA (we have to take a different one than those in the regular math classes), not one of our teachers knew where we had to go. So don't go saying that the gifted kids get everything, because we DONT.
Actually, public school, in America, is the exact opposite. We cater to the stupid, and stick them with the best and brightest so that the schools can reach a certain proficiency to receive state and federal funding. Schools in America don't care that they don't teach kids about the real world, and the only thing we are taught is how to pass the exam.
Have to agree with some previous posts that this is dam near the opposite of the truth. Teachers don't have enough time to spend equally on everybody, so they spend most of it helping the kids that don't understand it. Then the "gifted" kids usually either sit around waiting for the rest to catch up, or are given extra work to keep them busy rather than accelerate through courses or be taught extra things. When I was in high school, the few "gifted" clubs we had were all pushed through by teachers working overtime wanting to bring more to those kids. Same with the most of the advanced classes we had
I live in Arizona and go to an arts school.
Every student is given the same amount of attention and extra if they struggle.
However, Simpsons isn't a stupid show that's meant to make boys laugh or anything.
The writers of this show used Satire to portray American society. And sadly, this is the case in a lot of schools.
I'm not going to say public schools because that's not entirely true but back at my old public school the ones who needed help did not really get it.
But the gifted ones did. I was in P.I, I got to meet the school board, I was given candy. [ elementary school ]...
I go to private school... you can skip years in certain subjects or do honors or regular but its not like one is treated better than the other, just one is harder
I have the same thing for my school.... AP, honors, etc.
My point was that everyone in my school gets a generous but equal amount of attention but if you're struggling in a subject, you get more attention and help.
Very true, for me at least. When we took the Advance Program test, I missed by one point and for the entire year I just spent my time reviewing stuff I had learned the previous year and watching kids storm in and out of the classroom when they had enough and get into fights (with other kids and with the teachers). And now that I'm in the A.P. classes, it's a lot more challenging and they have all these crazy opportunities that weren't offered to the other classes. It's a very big difference.
Kids who learn differently or have trouble understanding something should be payed attention to too. There are some crappy schools who don't pay attention to them or try to help them learn easier somehow but that isn't as common as this post makes it out to be. Also, don't you think that really smart kids who put a lot of effort into their work should be rewarded? Of course they're expected to put effort into their work but why do it if they don't get rewarded for it? It's different with mentally disabled kids though. Those kids shouldn't be in a regular school in the first place. It's not that we're automatically better than them and they aren't good enough to be put in a regular school it's just that going to a regular school won't help them at all. There are better places for mentally disabled kids to go than regular school.
I think that's true of most education systems. And I think the schools who get good grades with a massive focus of academics give the most attention to gifted students, and the shitty ones just spend their whole time trying to sort out those who misbehave and don't work.
Every student is given the same amount of attention and extra if they struggle.
However, Simpsons isn't a stupid show that's meant to make boys laugh or anything.
The writers of this show used Satire to portray American society. And sadly, this is the case in a lot of schools.
I'm not going to say public schools because that's not entirely true but back at my old public school the ones who needed help did not really get it.
But the gifted ones did. I was in P.I, I got to meet the school board, I was given candy. [ elementary school ]...
My point was that everyone in my school gets a generous but equal amount of attention but if you're struggling in a subject, you get more attention and help.