The politics of subtraction
What New Yorkers understand instinctively
The human need for speed
Comparison vs. compassion
An act of fine balance
When New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani declared his intent to abolish the city’s gifted-and-talented programme for kindergarteners, his reasoning resonated with the comforting sound of fairness. He argued that it was simply too early to decide which four-year-olds possessed “high potential. ” At first glance, that sounds humane, even just. After all, who among us would wish to label a child before they learn to spell their name?Yet, beneath this idealism lies a paradox that cuts deep into the soul of public education.
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