“When my dad was transferred to CA for a 2 year tour coming from Fairfax County, VA in the early ‘70’s, I could only be in honors, advanced or a year ahead in classes because the school systems there sucked so badly. It hasn’t gotten any better since. Advanced classes in CA public schools are basically for normals. That state’s school systems are full of tards.”
Basically, the honors courses and classes were discontinued in the early 1970-s to now in many California schools.
Our oldest son thrived with the honor courses he had in the 6th grade when we moved here.
The next year, they cancelled the programs, as punishment for us voting for prop 13.
Some of us got retired math/science teachers and paid music teachers to hold after school classes for these children.
My wife had not returned to work as an RN after becoming a mother. While we lived in Sacramento, she was a docent at the Crocker Art Gallery. So, she and a couple of teachers and other parents arranged for all kids to go visit the Crocker gallery and similar venues in SF.
The schools stopped allowing the kids to take the time off and would not lease buses for these trips after the first year.
Not surprised. We were in San Jose. Pretty place at the time, but horrible school systems. Then there were the Blacks and Chicanos at each other constantly—the one “good” thing about being white there back then. I’ve been back on business trips since then and it’s not even beautiful anymore, just run down and trashy. I’d never want to live there but old friends I made while there who I’ve visited don’t know any better and their kids are so much worse off than they realize. Mostly they think it’s great because of the weather. Now ALL the houses are between one and two million. No way I’d ever pay that much to live there or subject my kids to that environment.