Acceleration is one of the more hotly debated areas of gifted education. And yet, the research is clear – acceleration does not inherently hurt or damage the social development of gifted children (Kulik, 2004). In fact, many gifted children benefit from the exposure to more challenging work. via More on myths: Acceleration and Gifted Kids « [...]
July 7, 2010
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Acceleration and Gifted Kids: Another Myth
June 15, 2010
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Class Warfare: “Stupid Class” v. Gifted Class
Gifted education is not a reward for white children and a way of punishing kids by putting them in the “stupid class.” It’s an educational intervention for children who need it. Maybe if we keep saying that often enough, the message will get through. via giftedexchange.blogspot.com I agree with Laura Vanderkamp’s assertion that “In general, [...]
June 8, 2010
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Crafting the Message About Gifted Students
On Monday I found myself in the company of a close friend, discussing gifted students. It had never dawned on me that his assumptions about “them” were grounded in myth. I chose to explain myself in terms of his situation; always a good idea when trying to get your point across. He is a songwriter [...]
