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A Parent Wish List for Gifted Education
compiled by Jean Schweers
We, the parents of gifted and talented students, wish schools, administrators
and teachers would...
 | Be aware that gifted children learn differently. They are usually
immersion learners, need little repetition and drill, and crave new
information. They are asynchronous in their development and may need to be
taught at drastically different levels in different subjects
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| Recognize the various levels of giftedness - moderate, high, profound -
and the various needs of gifted students at those levels. A profoundly
delayed child would never be placed in a regular classroom without
accommodation, why would a profoundly gifted child?
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| Understand that NOT all children are gifted, and that gifted children will
NOT be fine on their own
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| Follow state laws providing students a free and appropriate education
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| Be aware of the amount of wasted time in a typical gifted student's day
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| Provide separate, full-time gifted education - these students are not just
gifted for 3 hours a week
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| Offer more depth in fewer subjects, not just more games, projects and
homework at the same level
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| Use less cooperative learning - gifted students do the cooperating, while
other students do the learning!
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| Group by emotional, social, and intellectual levels - not just by age.
Gifted students often work best with older or younger classmates and friends
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| Use flexible and creative approaches to educate each student
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| Provide instruction at a level and pace appropriate to gifted students'
abilities
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| Use grade and subject acceleration when necessary to challenge a gifted
student
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| Use distance learning opportunities to provide challenging material, when
such material is not otherwise available
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| Offer entrance to Kindergarten whenever a child is developmentally ready
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| Provide gifted programs beginning in Kindergarten and continuing through
high school
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| Allow students to move through the required material at their own pace,
regardless of their age and grade
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| Measure a child's knowledge and skills based not on exiting a grade, but
rather on adding to his inventory during that grade
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| Provide full disclosure of student test results, including tests given,
subtest scores, and explanations
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| Keep current, or even contribute to the research in areas of gifted
education, including:
 | IEP's for gifted students
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| Gifted education techniques in other countries
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| Gifted traits frequently misdiagnosed as ADD, LD, etc.
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| Gifted / LD - they're NOT just average
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| Emotional needs of gifted students and how they differ from other
students:
personality traits that are not socially acceptable,
such as sensitive, gentle boys
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| Gifted underachievement
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| Homeschool assistance programs for Gifted students
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| Effective ways to teach organizational skills |
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Please accept our sincere Thanks! for caring about the
education of our gifted children!
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