if your “gifted child” discourse doesn’t include how kids who are deemed “not gifted” are completely and utterly ignored by the education system and how THAT has lasting effects including having poor self-esteem, poor sense of self worth & a plethora of other bullshit then i don’t wanna fucking hear it
And surprise, surprise, most of the “gifted” kids are white! It’s an excuse for segregation!
Read Integration Interrupted by Karolyn Tyson if you want a really good overview of how this whole process got started and how damaging it is.
