NY City Schools Reserving "Gifted" Kindergartens for Those Who Can Buy the Gifts
There are three levels of insanity at work here. One is derived from the loony concept of a "gifted kindergarten." The second radiates from the craziness of using standardized tests on 4 year olds with any expectation of validity. The third emanates from the first two, and it is a form of social neurosis grounded by class and race.
In the bad old days, NYC teachers and staff interviewed children, observed them, and made selections for kindergartens