#tag programs

[flutejesus]

can we start a club for people who were told they had a lot of potential when they were younger but now are to tired to make it kinetic

[realnoobmaster]

Fuck TAG (talented and gifted) programs. All they do is give children skewed worldviews and fuck them up in the long run.

For the kids who were in a TAG (or TAG-like) program, TAG turns them into either the 'excellence is the standard, emotionally distraught over a B+' type or the classic 'formed gifted student with academic burnout.' Striving for excellence is NOT a bad thing, but implanting the whole idea that 'you need to be the best to be worth anything' into literal children should not be okay.

For kids who aren't in the program, TAG tells them they are NOT special. That they are NOT talented. Imagine telling 3/4 of a 3rd grade class that they are not gifted. This can discourage kids from even trying to succeed, and it can also make kids believe that they can never amount to the same value that a 'talented kid' could.

TAG programs tell children that not all students are created equal and their worth as a human being depends entirely on their academic success.