AND LIGHTFOOT?

What a great car. But it was never produced by Ford. In 1941 the Thunderbolt prototype was rejected by someone who didn't know. Didn't know cool.

It makes me wonder what other great designs were rejected. What great minds were stifled by Those in Charge.

And not just in the automotive industry. In fact in every other industry. Just think of what died on the drawing room floor. What experiments were rejected as impractical.

It reminds me of the scariest thing about education. If we do nothing for our young gifted students, then by grade four, we have successfully dumbed them down to where they actually lose their gift of giftedness. That's unforgivable to me.

I think Special Education is tremendous. But I think that every dollar that is spent on Special Ed. should be matched by giving the same amount to Gifted Ed. Why in the world would we waste our best minds? Aren't we average enough?

I'm not talking about pull out programs one hour per week. One day per week would be a start. As usual, I don't have many answers, just a few opinions and ideas. Maybe I was gifted and successfully dumbed down. Maybe that's why I have no more answers. Who knows? But I sincerely believe, we have wasted a huge chunk of talented, gifted, accelerated students. I also think the carnage continues.