E.D. Applewhite Case Study
Morgan Taylor
Western Kentucky University The subject of this case study is E.D. Applewhite, a 12-year-old girl who resides on her family farm in rural North Carolina. Her home is named Wit’s End, and is located at the end of their road. She lives there with her father, mother, aunt and uncle, two brothers, and her grandfather. Although E.D. has a rather large family with diverse talents and gifts, she still feels as though she does not fit in with her extremely creative and artistic family. E.D. goes to school with all of her siblings, and she spends the majority of her time with her family. Because she attends The Creative Academy, located at Wit’s End, E.D. does not have the opportunity of interaction with individuals outside of her family. This makes her feel even more like she does not belong. Since she does not have to opportunity to interact with other gifted children like her, …show more content…
in class, such as, “strategies that work for one group of gifted students won't necessarily work for all gifted students” (2016). The Creative Academy has a wonderful outlook of learning, which helps E.D. grow as a gifted student, including self-paced courses. A school system who mirrors The Creative Academy would be ideal for gifted students, because the students would have a higher ability to explore their own personal interests at their own pace. This would possibly help the gifted students fulfill their own cognitive needs. Although The Creative Academy has excellent strengths, one of their weaknesses is how the teachers should interact more with the students. According to The National Association for Gifted Children, “Gifted students need guidance from well-trained teachers who challenge and support them in order to fully develop their abilities” (2007). Without a teacher to challenge E.D., her gifted abilities could be negatively
Morgan Taylor
Western Kentucky University The subject of this case study is E.D. Applewhite, a 12-year-old girl who resides on her family farm in rural North Carolina. Her home is named Wit’s End, and is located at the end of their road. She lives there with her father, mother, aunt and uncle, two brothers, and her grandfather. Although E.D. has a rather large family with diverse talents and gifts, she still feels as though she does not fit in with her extremely creative and artistic family. E.D. goes to school with all of her siblings, and she spends the majority of her time with her family. Because she attends The Creative Academy, located at Wit’s End, E.D. does not have the opportunity of interaction with individuals outside of her family. This makes her feel even more like she does not belong. Since she does not have to opportunity to interact with other gifted children like her, …show more content…
in class, such as, “strategies that work for one group of gifted students won't necessarily work for all gifted students” (2016). The Creative Academy has a wonderful outlook of learning, which helps E.D. grow as a gifted student, including self-paced courses. A school system who mirrors The Creative Academy would be ideal for gifted students, because the students would have a higher ability to explore their own personal interests at their own pace. This would possibly help the gifted students fulfill their own cognitive needs. Although The Creative Academy has excellent strengths, one of their weaknesses is how the teachers should interact more with the students. According to The National Association for Gifted Children, “Gifted students need guidance from well-trained teachers who challenge and support them in order to fully develop their abilities” (2007). Without a teacher to challenge E.D., her gifted abilities could be negatively