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Monthly Archives: May 2008
It’s Kindergarten, Not ‘Reality’ TV!
Many of you may have already heard about the 5-year-old boy who was voted out of Kindergarten. The treatment of this family by the school district is reprehensible and likely illegal. This happened in Florida, and Florida website has a story about it. If you don’t want to click through, I’ll give you a brief synopsis.
A special needs boy was voted out of kindergarten after the forced his classmates to vote whether or not he deserved to be in class! As expected, the school district is not speaking about the matter and trying to control the fallout. CBS News interviewed the mother and her little boy. You can watch the video below.
This teacher’s conduct was despicable. The school district’s actions haven’t been much better. This situation could easily happen to any gifted child as well. What if your gifted child was bored because regular classwork was too easy for him? What if your child was disruptive because they had nothing else to do? Their teacher could ask to have them voted out of the classroom!
Every child has a right to an appropriate education for their skill level. Teachers who conduct themselves the way this teacher did, should have their teaching licenses revoked and never be allowed to teach again in ANY state. Our education system is messed up enough as it is, and we don’t need moronic teachers messing it up even more!
Tagged Florida, Special Needs
Self-contained Classrooms Coming to Oklahoma?
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The Bartlesville, OK school district is considering self-contained classrooms for Gifted and Talented students. Personally, I’m torn on the issue- on one hand I think it’s good that gifted students are getting the attention they need and deserve. On the other hand, it has the potential to create sort of a “school within a school” where the gifted children are treated differently. Not that gifted children aren’t seen as “different” already by their peers, but actually separating them altogether would likely add to their alienation. (more…)
Tagged Oklahoma
Teaching Robin Williams
I read a good article from the Council for Exceptional Children earlier this week. It talked about the unique needs of twice exceptional children. Many, if not most, gifted children are gifted in one or two subject areas. But they may also be deficient in other subjects, or may have learning or behavioral issues. These deficits or issues can cancel out their strengths. (more…)