Mr. Lacava should do a lot more research before making his over simplistic conclusions about the school system. There are lots of programs available for students who do well in the system.  Making the system more egalitarian does not mean everybody is the same or those doing very well are held back. It means the system is trying to ensure every student has the same minimal level of opportunity in the system.

In Ontario, school boards offer enriched programs for high academic students, there are robotics programs, there are all kinds of small business competitions. In one community in our area, they have taken a former elementary school and converted into a STEM program for high school students. Students from the three high local high schools apply to go to the program which one teacher from each of the high school. An estate left to the community was used to purchase a full sized 3-D printer for the program.  These students are being encouraged to pursue their dreams.