Gifted education

Chuck Grassley once said, "What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning." (brainy quote.com). Growing up in an atmosphere where education is strictly based on getting good grades takes away from the actual learning experience that people are supposed to receive while in a classroom. It starts from youth where the fear of not getting a grade that is considered suitable can be very daunting to youth while…

Breaking Walls, Building an Education It has long been accepted that the United States educational system can be one of exclusion and social disjunction among students. While it has been questioned whether some institutional aspects, such as standardized tests, are discriminatory, there is often social partitions among students that are not created through the educational system alone. These partitions may originate for a variety of reasons and from a variety of sources, such as home or cultural…

The Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism written by Colin Baker and Wayne E. Wright provide crucial and thorough understanding of Bilingualism at an individual, group, and global level, offer insight in regards to what Bilingualism is, the development of Bilingualism, the impact of the educational system on promoting or obstruct Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. The authors introduce language revitalization, types of effective schools and classrooms for Bilingual students,…

baby of my family; I have one older sister, who has taught me so much about determination and strength through starting and running her own business. My parents were active in my learning as a child, which only encouraged me more in schooling and education. My mother was an active PTA member and often was a Room Mom and my father was part of RAD (Reading and Dads) where fathers would take classes to the story well during reading time and read to them. My parents being such compassionate…

I believe that my motivation for becoming a teacher came from familiarity in the field of education. My collegiate career by no means once encompassed becoming a teacher, I just appreciated researching and working in the laboratory, but I recognize that something was missing I didn’t know it at the time. My inspiration for being an educator came from the time I’ve spent in my church, I was predisposed by leading a bible study. I had up to that time had worked as an assistant with children’s…

taking their first official lesson in mathematics, as well as other challenges they will be also be faced with the children’s attitudes and opinions about how they feel about the subject matter. Ofsted (2014) stated that a good quality mathematics education provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, promotes an appreciation of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject itself. This therefore serves as evidence to show how…

as it was their helplessness to do so. There was no longer any high school in my village. And, village people would hardly allow their sisters and daughters to go to any far-flung schools for higher education. Another impediment was that they were dead set against sending their wards to any co-education schools. Nevertheless, luckily, some four kilometres away, there was a girl's high school, in a Hindu dominated area, from which, village…

also provides help to gifted and talented students. The English Language Program provides extra help for students that are English Learners. English learners parents are invited to participate and observe the students. According to the ELL coordinator, she discusses the ELL program, concerns, and needs to parents and staff. She makes recommendations to the council in order help succeed English learners with programs and budgets that affect English learners. The program for gifted and talented…

I have been an “honors” student since the fifth grade. After graduating high school, I had no intention of purposefully participating in anymore advanced or gifted or honors classes, anything more rigorous than normal was ultimately not on my radar. After all, these are the type of classes I had known my entire school career. Nonetheless, I was slightly disappointed when I found out that students were invited to join the honors college on immediate acceptance to Georgia State and I had not been…

HCPS provides many services that work toward achieving social justice. The strengths of HCPS are founded in the many resources and services available to all students and their families. This agency truly desires to help students and their families, and celebrates the diversity within its schools. The interventions and strategies used in HCPS have a student’s safety, success, and well-being in mind. HCPS conducts surveys at the end of the school year in order to change policies and improve…