Firs To Me Case Study

This is a case study about Dave (FYI: all names including the student, parents, teachers, and administrator(s) have been changed to protect anonymity and confidentiality for all parties). Dave is an 11th grade student enrolled in several honors courses. He has been labeled as a gifted/talented student by his school district. He is 16 years old and is African-American. Dave is and has been actively involved in extra-curricular activities most notably band. He appears normal physically with no physical attributes which make him stand out from his peers. He is gifted academically, but at times he does not always apply himself to his studies and/or homework. Dave lives with both of his parents and he seems to be in a happy, safe, and nurturing home environment. No tension was observed between his parents in the interview with them and no evidence was found which reflected that he has anything but a normal ‘home life’. Dave has two older brothers, one older sister, and one younger sister. As such, he is the fourth of five children of Marquis and Bertha Longbottom. I selected Dave for my case study for several reasons. …show more content…
Dave has the ability to think logically, break down, and sequentially work though an issue. In the attached document (Document C), one can see the logical thinking on Dave’s pre-calculus test. Each of the three sections of the test become progressively more difficult and yet Dave clearly demonstrates his understanding of the topic and his ability to break down the problems (especially with his work on the side in section two of the document) and logically deduce the correct answer. In section three of that document, Dave is able to take his knowledge, demonstrated from sections one and two, and both verbally, analytically, and logically break down each aspect of the problem and get them all right. Dave has the ability to think critically as