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LWolf

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18. That's actually an issue everywhere.

Reply to gollygee (Reply #17)

Tue Sep 15, 2015, 09:12 AM

Sep 2015

The "high achieving" vs "gifted" identification.

What so many don't understand is this:

The intellectually gifted are a high-risk group. They are at risk of dropping out, and of life-long problems with things like depression, social dysfunction, etc. They are not always, as a matter of fact are often NOT the high achievers.

That's why it's important to identify and serve them.

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The "gifted" system in US schools is broken, racist, and completely fixable [View all] gollygee Sep 2015 OP

I'm sorry is that garbage a real quote? whatthehey Sep 2015 #1

I can only post 4 paragraphs due to copyright restrictions gollygee Sep 2015 #3

The word "would" did not display because it is in brackets. . . Journeyman Sep 2015 #5

Here are a couple of quoted paragraphs JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #6

What our schools need is more testing, obviously. Orrex Sep 2015 #2

It was more the "be" that indicated terrible grammar. whatthehey Sep 2015 #16

Any kid would benefit from being in the gifted program underpants Sep 2015 #4

That's much of it. Igel Sep 2015 #11

It depends somewhat on the nature of the gifted program. SheilaT Sep 2015 #28

The gifted program in my school was a joke Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2015 #7

The gifted grade school I went to was amazing. B2G Sep 2015 #9

let our "secretary of education" privatize all the schools for allegedly gifted kids and the rest msongs Sep 2015 #8

Conflicted ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #10

What state? Igel Sep 2015 #12

Sorry, Missed This ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #14

That's another effect of standardized testing. Xithras Sep 2015 #13

So let's talk about the "system." LWolf Sep 2015 #15

At our schools they do use a standardized test gollygee Sep 2015 #17

That's actually an issue everywhere. LWolf Sep 2015 #18

You should make this issue an OP. The fact that GT are at high risk is not known by the public. greatlaurel Sep 2015 #19

I'll try to remember this weekend, LWolf Sep 2015 #23

Yes this is the problem gollygee Sep 2015 #21

Parent ed is crucial. LWolf Sep 2015 #24

Your efforts are making a difference for so many lives. Thank you for what you do. greatlaurel Sep 2015 #29

Thank you. Solly Mack Sep 2015 #22

You're welcome, of course. LWolf Sep 2015 #25

Gifted and talented children are found in equal numbers across all classes and ethnicities. greatlaurel Sep 2015 #20

In the 80s, it was LITERALLY an excuse to segregate Nevernose Sep 2015 #26

I don't see how these results are that surprising Egnever Sep 2015 #27