[Jim Noble]

Why is this impossible to achieve?

What percentage of American children do you think are intellectually capable of going beyond eighth grade?

Do you think it's 100?

[reformed_democrat]

What percentage of American children do you think are intellectually capable of going beyond eighth grade?

Do you think it's 100?

Why wouldn't it be?

I'm assuming we're working with average children. Severely handicapped children, or children with vision or hearing difficulties, would obviously have to be taught in a different environment attuned to their special needs.

But the average 12-13 year old is smart enought to figure out how to set up and play a Gamecube. I see no reason why that child would not be capable of going beyond eighth grade.

[netmilsmom]

>>Do you think it's 100?<<
Understanding that any child who shows a problem is labeled LD because the schools get more money for them, and LD is not counted in the final scores, the answer is yes.

I pulled my daughter to homeschool because they wanted to label her ADD.
She is now six and in the middle of the 2nd grade curriculum. She could not perform with the chaos in her classrooms.
All I and my Psychiatrist ex-boss who evaluated her saw was $$$$$$$ for the school.