Thread: Gifted Children
View Single Post
 
Old Sep 04, 2008, 03:51 AM
Timgt5's Avatar
Timgt5 Timgt5 is offline
Elder
 
Member Since: Oct 2007
Location: Durham,nc
Posts: 5,431
You have a good point there and there are a lot of arguments that go both ways. Our education system really needs a complete overhall from the ground up to maximize the potential talents of every child.

Quote:
Originally Posted by sunrise View Post
I have a feeling my district would maintain that being gifted and being a high academic achiever are two separate things. Lots of kids who are identified as "gifted" are not high achievers. I'm not sure I believe that sequestering all the gifted kids together is the best learning environment. I like having multiple levels in one class--more like the real world.