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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Every Child is Not Gifted, Is Yours?
“All children are gifted,” she says. [ParentDish's Advice Mama Susan] Stiffelman cites the work of Harvard Professor Howard Gardner and his theory of multiple intelligences, telling us that “each child has at least one area of inherent talent that deserves attention and nourishment.”
Kottmeyer disagrees. “Howard Gardner’s theories say that all children have strengths, domains in which they are more able than in other areas,” she says. “Gifted, by most definitions, refers to intellectual abilities in the top 2.5 percent. Saying all kids are gifted is like saying all kids are tall; it can’t be true. Not all kids are in the top 2.5 percent of height. Not all kids are gifted.”
via parentdish.com
All children are gifted?! All children (like all human beings) are unique, but not gifted according to the definition of gifted. This mindset is why school districts do not focus on gifted education like they should.
As a parent, it frustrating to continuously fight that battle. But we can’t give up- our gifted children are too important.
Disinfecting Our Public Schools
The decline of public education stands out as a subject ripe for the lens of a documentary filmmaker. In Waiting for Superman, to be released by Paramount this fall, the producers do just that, pointing a critical eye to the plight of public education in America.
A new documentary coming out from Paramount takes a critical look at our public education system. Run, don’t walk, to see this movie when it opens this fall!
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant.” -Justice Louis Brandeis
5,000 Parents and Children Can’t Be Wrong
Over 5,000 parents and children rallied on the Florida capital last week in support of a bill to expand that state’s k-12 scholarship donation tax credit program. Under the program, businesses that pay private school tuition for low-income children get a dollar for dollar tax cut. It saves the state $1.49 for every $1 it reduces revenue, according to the accountability agency of the Florida legislature.
Florida always seems to be at the forefront of making changes to the education status quo. Let’s hope that more states follow Florida’s lead and implement school choice programs for the betterment of all students– especially GT students. As we know, the current system effectively punishes GT students for being exceptional.
The walls of school monopolies are beginning to crumble…