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The parents of "gifted" white 4 year olds trying to keep black kids out due to their "gifted" 4 year olds hard work and their grind and the meritocracy...I mean it sounds like a parody.

"It's not due to racism or the to the manor born gift of idleness - these 'gifted' 4 year olds are high achievers"

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I'm having trouble understanding the sentiment of your comment, but it seems you are deriding the "gifted" label bestowed by the NYC Department of Education. I agree that the label is unfortunate. From what I understand so far, the "gifted" curriculum is comparable to other high-achieving schools without the need for a "gifted" designation outside of the city and across the country.

The whole thing is so absurd it seems beyond explanation. The concept that there exists a subset of gifted, "high-achieving" 4 year olds is so ridiculous on the face of it I wouldn't even know how to dissuade someone who thought their little munchkin was part of such a 4 year old elect. Maybe the toddlers should be awarded Nobel and Pulitzer prizes for their high achieving finger paintings and playdough sculptures, alongside the more typical gold stars.

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