http://teachagiftedkid.com/2010/01/17/does-that-make-me-gifted/ Personally, I'm reflecting on life. Professionally, I'm a teacher passionate about advocating for the gifted. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://teachagiftedkid.com/2010/01/17/does-that-make-me-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-4859 Missy Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:23:08 +0000 http://teachagiftedkid.com/?p=567#comment-4859 There is a critical shortage of informative articles like this. There is a critical shortage of informative articles like this.

]]> http://teachagiftedkid.com/2010/01/17/does-that-make-me-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-4736 Nora Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:42:51 +0000 http://teachagiftedkid.com/?p=567#comment-4736 Excellent post. One of the hardest things I tackle in my job is getting other adults, educators and parents alike, to understand that one size doesn't fit all. Teachers believe that gifted students should be gifted across the board. We're great at encouraging the artist, musician, or athlete, and we don't expect them to be masters in science or math - even though they may excel there as well. But if a child is identified gifted in an academic subject it's different. They are expected to be high achievers across the board, well behaved, and logical at all times. Sometimes they are even denied enrichment time in the subject where they excel, because they are behind in another subject, or because the class is in 'review' for a test. It's one of my biggest frustrations when a child isn't served according to their needs. Excellent post. One of the hardest things I tackle in my job is getting other adults, educators and parents alike, to understand that one size doesn’t fit all. Teachers believe that gifted students should be gifted across the board. We’re great at encouraging the artist, musician, or athlete, and we don’t expect them to be masters in science or math – even though they may excel there as well. But if a child is identified gifted in an academic subject it’s different. They are expected to be high achievers across the board, well behaved, and logical at all times. Sometimes they are even denied enrichment time in the subject where they excel, because they are behind in another subject, or because the class is in ‘review’ for a test. It’s one of my biggest frustrations when a child isn’t served according to their needs.

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