Gifted education

somebody that many people consider him their role-model. In elementary school, Ben Carson struggled in school and was considered the “class dummy.” His mother Sonya Carson tried to push and encourage her kids in school. She wanted them to have an education and have an advantage. Carson gives much of his credit to his mother who worked extremely hard in poor jobs just so that her sons could have a future. In middle school and High School, Carson starting becoming a bright student and eventually…

interested in the world around them. They start to explore, develop ideas and talents, and are more in touch with their creativity. However, once a child is enrolled in school, they must put a hold on their natural gift and creativity because the education system says a child must know mathematics and writing in order to succeed in life. Due to the curriculum and tests, teachers focus more on these two subjects rather than teaching lessons that help the child’s mind flourish. In fact, some…

The issues with government approach to education issues under the No Child Left Behind Act, are numerous and problematic. With overemphasis of testing, limited curricula and underfunding, NCLB has become a huge concern in the education sector. Teachers and students are struggling with implementing and upholding the requirements of NCLB. A revisit is needed to sift through the issues obstructing student progress and success. An effective way to address the ineffectiveness of the No Child…

ended.” (Moffat, 2010, p. 253) Gifted and Talented students are described as students who “have above average general ability; high motivation to achieve in certain areas and a high level of creativity” (Moffat, 2010, p. 266) Gifted and talents students are not a burden to the classroom, they often are able to provide unique insight into group discussions as they often have “different interests from their peers” (Moffat, 2010, p. 266) Teaching unit for classes with gifted and talented students…

Will everyone on Earth believe that students deserve an equal opportunity to get an education? No, and that is fine. But there are a lot of people in this world who have the same mindset and want to change the education system for the better. As stated before, school segregation starts in the neighborhoods. The first thing that can be done to help desegregate schools is, to educate. We need to educate…

groups of people, but undermine their right to a fair education. Students of color on average receive lower AP test scores, and isolate themselves in the school (Salisbury). Feeling uncomfortable or unsafe at their place of learning disrupts the ability to receive a good education and it is unacceptable. Racism in schools began in earlier American history, when schools were segregated. It wasn’t until the 1950s in which Brown vs. Board of education ruled that segregated schools were…

about a man named Chris Langan, whose environment and childhood caused his failure later on in life. As a child Langan grew up in a household where his dad was a deadbeat alcoholic, and he didn’t have hardly any money. Although, he grew up a very gifted and intelligent child, this lead him to get a full ride scholarship to Reed University. Sadly, due to an error on a financial aid form, he had to drop out of his university. After a year and a half of working construction, Langan enrolled in…

English language teachers can assist their school to design instructional programs for ELLs that meet federal, state, and local guidelines, policies, and laws. One way teachers can assist school districts is by asking guiding questions to aid schools in meeting federal and state requirements regarding ELLs. Some guiding questions could include in the following: How does the school learn of the child’s home language and schooling experiences? Does the program that is serving ELLs have adequate…

In 1974, the first board of enquiry on the education of students with SEN was established in England and Wales (Warnock, 1978). Although, giving a child the label ‘SEND’ tells us nothing sufficiently particular about a student and their learning to begin to conceptualise what may be done to help on…

the Australian Curriculum and their significance when teaching the Humanities, Health and Physical Education. This essay also reflects some of the responses in relation to the two quote prompts specified by Marsh (2011) and Benn (2012). It also depicts the key themes and issues related with diversity, inclusion and equity and also make connections when teaching Humanities, Health and Physical Education. Inclusion is described as a value or an attitude (Tripp, 2007). Kunc (1992) described…