Monday, January 12, 2009
In Our Schools - "Gifted"
I think everyone agrees that labels create preconceived ideas, stereotyping, and for the fragile, perhaps, damage to the psyche.
I'd prefer a results based system, using last semester's results to determine who goes to this semester's accelerated classes...
I'd prefer a results based system, using last semester's results to determine who goes to this semester's accelerated classes...
At WashingtonPost.com, Daniel de Vise writes about this issue:
"The gifted label is a hot potato in public education. A school that tells some students they have gifts risks dashing the academic dreams of everyone else. Any formula for identifying gifted children, no matter how sophisticated, can be condemned for those it leaves out."
