One of things commies like to do is make everyone equally as uneducated and dull. So, Zohran Mamdani wanting to end 'Gifted and Talented" programs is not that surprising.
You’re a five year old. You love to read. You can read chapter books. You’re excited to start school in the fall.
— Hannah Frankman Hood (@HannahFrankman) October 4, 2025
Then you actually start school. You’re stuck doing basic literacy. The rest of your class can’t read. You’re not allowed to read your books.
You’re frustrated and… https://t.co/YZTFxtgW1y
Take away that love of learning from kids really early. They will only be doing a job assigned by the state, anyway, so no need to give them a love for learning and new discovery.
That was my early reading son’s preK experience and is a big part of why we homeschooled afterward.
— KetoMandy (@keto_mandy) October 5, 2025
Gifted and Talented (G&T) programs in public schools go beyond simply assigning tougher worksheets. These programs identify students with exceptional, well-rounded abilities through rigorous testing. For instance, when I took the G&T assessment in eighth grade, I excelled in verbal and reading skills but struggled with the mathematical and problem-solving sections due to my weak spatial reasoning. Despite my strengths, I didn’t qualify, as the program seeks students who demonstrate proficiency across multiple areas.G&T programs engage these versatile learners with open-ended projects, in-depth exploration of self-selected topics, and complex problem-solving tasks. These challenges are essential to keep gifted students stimulated, as boredom can lead to disengagement or behavioral issues. As the saying goes, idle hands and minds can lead to trouble—G&T programs provide the intellectual rigor these students need to thrive.
Being forced to do "group readings" with people who sometimes 5+ years behind me in proficiency was torture. https://t.co/3ewXRiYweE
— Wat (@WatarioV) October 5, 2025
Way too many people think the solution to kids being ahead and therefore being bored in school is to eliminate the activities that make kids be ahead.
— Austen Allred (@Austen) October 4, 2025
Insanity. https://t.co/DJk3A8RUMR
By 15 I was drinking a lot. https://t.co/SSQUkJK1Lz
— John Dowdell (@jdowdell) October 5, 2025
This is exactly what happens. Not challenging kids will lead to more problems. It solves nothing.
Oh man this was me but with math
— Mrs Salach 🥀 (@MrsSalach) October 5, 2025
I was given busy work if anything at all. Eventually I learned to stop asking and that’s about when I stopped loving learning https://t.co/zcP8HYZOQj
I could read before kindergarten. I found doing phonics in class utterly pointless. By 2nd grade I had finished the SRA box in my class all the way to 7th grade level. I heard teachers telling my parents they didn’t have a way to accommodate kids like me.
— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 5, 2025
Before long I was just… https://t.co/rQidU15Voa
If advocates like Mamdani prevail, the situation will deteriorate further. Denying gifted children opportunities solves nothing and exacerbates the problem. This serves as yet another compelling case for school choice.
