Gifted Children Book Review

This chapter is about using affective learning and leadership to channel talents of our gifted children. The book says, "The characteristics of affective learning are gifted students ' self-concepts, personal and social adjustment, educational and career motivation, and values and moral thinking"(Davis, 171). Self-concept is important for all gifted children. Self-concept has several parts of development. The book says that students need to feel capable and confident, and this will lead to higher motivation. Another part of the self- concept is that gifted students must have an awareness of their academics as well as their social and physical self. The book also says the self–concept is organized, stable, and evaluative. Students who are …show more content…
They are divided into three sections. The Pre-conventional level, the students are focusing on the physical consequence of the action. They do not necessarily think of right or wrong. In the Conventional level, the correct behavior is defined by social awareness. Things are done to please those around them. The Post-Conventional level is where people understand the laws and ethics around them, and they make their own choices about their own values. Most people understand all the previous stages of development they are in, and then the one above the one they are in. This chapter says Fantini believes that gifted students should be taught caring values. With these caring values, they will be able to relate to themselves, to others, and nature and the environment. They will get exposure to many different types of people through community service, and this will teach them to care for those around them. One strategy for encouraging affective growth is to use values classification. This helps gifted students see their own beliefs and thoughts. Some techniques used to do this are the magic circle and teaching values with two …show more content…
Gifted students often possess the traits to make great leaders, but they have to be taught how to do so. Some traits Chapter 8 points out there are six traits of leadership. These traits help gifted students understand leadership and how to become leaders. They will learn these traits best by practicing using them. This means putting students in leadership roles. There are five ways teachers can train gifted students to be leaders. They are classroom mentorships, mentorships, in- school leadership projects, community projects, and simulations. Each of these things can create leaders out of our gifted students, but they often have to be taught these leadership qualities and how to use