Common Gifted Education Myths
Gifted students don't need help; they'll do fine on their own- That student can't be gifted; he's receiving poor grades
- Teachers challenge all the students, so gifted kids will be fine in the regular classroom
- Gifted students are happy, popular, and well adjusted in school
- Gifted students make everyone else in the class smarter by providing a role model or a challenge
- This child can't be gifted; he has a disability
- All children are gifted
- Our district has a gifted and talented program; we have AP courses
- Acceleration placement options are socially harmful for gifted students
- Gifted education requires an abundance of resources
- Gifted education programs are elitist
Please follow the link below to learn how these myths are harming the development of gifted children.
http://www.nagc.org/commonmyths.aspx
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