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CAT Tracks for December 15, 2013
YOUNG, GIFTED AND...LEFT BEHIND? |
Much gnashing of teeth...
...but a damning observation:
Methinks Jay Mathews had it right when he opined: "Geniuses are made mostly by themselves. All schools can do is give them what they ask for and get out of the way."
But...
...for what it's worth:
From the New York Times
There is little reliable evidence on the best ways to educate gifted students...There is no shortage of good ideas, but proof that they work — along with the money and will to back them up — remains lacking, a disservice to the students on whom the future depends.
