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Author cites the research on minorities being less likely be identified as gifted given comparable test scores, but selectively leaves out all of the research o
by Alex3917 4y ago
Author cites the research on minorities being less likely be identified as gifted given comparable test scores, but selectively leaves out all of the research on the effects of eliminating gifted programs.
I guess Teach for America assumes their readers are too dumb to notice?
- bloaf 4y agoI notice you've not cited it either. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/001698629303700407 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/001698629303700... > Results indicated that parents perceived that their children were experiencing a decline in energy, curiosity, and intrinsic motivation to achieve at high levels and were beginning to disengage from the traditional curriculum [after elimination of the gifted programs]. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1041608009000909 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S10416... > This review also found that the needs of many gifted and talented students are not addressed in many regular classroom settings across our country... A large body of research supports the finding that various forms of acceleration result in higher achievement for gifted and talented learners.