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My daughter is advanced in math. She stomped her little foot and demanded her own math book at the age of four. She took off from there and still loves it.
She started public school last Fall. It is a wonderful little school. The principal supports her teachers and the teachers actually seem happy to work there.
Dd has always be...See MoreMy daughter is advanced in math. She stomped her little foot and demanded her own math book at the age of four. She took off from there and still loves it.
She started public school last Fall. It is a wonderful little school. The principal supports her teachers and the teachers actually seem happy to work there.
Dd has always been well beyond the school's math program. The program they have is dismal and rather controversial but last year she had a veteran teacher who used the pieces of the program that worked for him and otherwise did his own thing. She didn't learn anything new, but he didn't undermine what she was learning at home and she didn't complain so I left it alone.
This year I volunteered to teach a math pull out for the accelerated kids. Once a week I will teach a handful of kids during their math time-slot. the rest of the week they are stuck doing work they already know. Not only are they bored, but they are not working to their potential (what a waste!) and they are learning that school isn't challenging. They don't get that satisfaction and self-esteem boost from working hard at something and conquering it.
I am working on these bad habits once a week when I have them but they would make so much more progress if they got to work at their own level everyday. I don't want to make more work for the classroom teachers, they have their hands full. What I would like to do is give the accelerated kids packets of work to do on the days that I am not there so they stay busy and learning (and quit dominating math time in their regular classes!).
As a parent, what is the best way to present this idea so that the teachers see it as a positive and helpful thing, not stepping on their toes? These are all really great teachers and I don't want to accidentally offend someone.
Other stuff as slowed down in my life. I have time to go in and work with the kids a couple times a week even. I can make them up packets of work, train other parent volunteers to work with them..... anything that would be helpful really. I just don't know how to offer that without seeming pushy.
I don't want to create more work for them but I do want to see these kids challenged. I don't want them to end up like so many gifted kids who don't know how to work hard and wilt or give up when things finally get tough down the road.
Thanks for the advice!
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by Ready2Change
Dec 30, 2010
Hello, I have been teaching for 7 years. The last two on GT classrooms and I loved it. I am, however, ready for a change. Are there any jobs that still allow contact with students, especially GT, but it is not directly in the classroom? I am having a hard time such a vacancy. Any advice? Thanks!
by ThothboyAnak
Jan 29, 2011
Hi, I'm very glad to be here. I've recently started a website dealing with democratic education and children's rights. The basic idea is each week I will post ten links to articles, video/audio clips, and other resources on the web around ideas of democratic education, children's rights, listening to children, and children's participation. The link...See MoreHi, I'm very glad to be here. I've recently started a website dealing with democratic education and children's rights. The basic idea is each week I will post ten links to articles, video/audio clips, and other resources on the web around ideas of democratic education, children's rights, listening to children, and children's participation. The links will change weekly, with previous weeks' links being archived on the site. If you're interested in any of this stuff, you can check out the site at the address below:
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thanks, Dave.
by Otto Schmidt
Mar 10, 2011
I am a Gifted Programming Consultant and the publisher of Gift Rap newsletter (11th year, monthly,for gifted children and their parents and teachers)I'm seeking people who work in the area of giftedness who would be willing to write an article about what is happening in the field within their country. The articles started in January and will run ea...See MoreI am a Gifted Programming Consultant and the publisher of Gift Rap newsletter (11th year, monthly,for gifted children and their parents and teachers)I'm seeking people who work in the area of giftedness who would be willing to write an article about what is happening in the field within their country. The articles started in January and will run each month for this year 2011.
The following are already published: January - Thailand February - Ireland March - Saudi Arabia
April is open for the time being but I have a lead in Chile May is expected to be Denmark
June to December are still available.
Benefits: - front page article with your name and credentials displayed - the newsletter goes out to about 55,000 readers - bragging rights - priceless
Please get in touch if interested. Africa, Asian countries, Iceland, exotic islands, would be very appreciated.
by Mrs. K - Texas
Mar 15, 2011
We have a gifted son who is currently in 4th grade. He was one grade accelerated in his previous Texas virtual public school and was also allowed to work at his own pace in math and language Arts/Literature. He completed 3rd & 4th grade math last year and within the first 2 months completed 40% of 5th grade. The previous school did an achieveme...See MoreWe have a gifted son who is currently in 4th grade. He was one grade accelerated in his previous Texas virtual public school and was also allowed to work at his own pace in math and language Arts/Literature. He completed 3rd & 4th grade math last year and within the first 2 months completed 40% of 5th grade. The previous school did an achievement test and found that he was working on a 6th/7th grade level in math and had decided to move him to Pre-Algebra to keep him engaged and challenged. But we had to put him into a local public school and they put him into all 4th grade classes. At first it was all fine but he has been asking for challenging material in math and was told he couldn't have it and that he had to stay at the same pace as the other kids.
We have been advocating for him. The Asst. Superintendent had him take the 5th grade Math TAKS released test and he scored an 84% on it. The Asst. Superintendent was very impressed and said that the district really doesn't do a good job at providing for the needs of kids like our son. He suggestions was to let our son work on 5th grade material that he hasn't mastered for possible skip to 6th grade next year or some type of summer program in 5th grade for a skip to 6th. He even told the elementary school principal and the middle school (5th/6th) that son will move into next year his suggestions. Both have ignored his suggestions.
Elementary principal says he is getting challenged and didn't even acknowledge his score on the 5th grade TAKS test. We told about him working on 5th grade material in class and how happy he was. The principal said that he doesn't need to work on the stuff yet and both of them agreed he needed to show 100% mastery before he could move on. But, they did say that gifted children wouldn't be the ones to show 100% mastery. confused about this statement, very contradictory. So, nothing for him this year.
Middle school counselor said that by the beginning of next year he would know 90% of 5th grade but they wouldn't even consider moving him up.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
I am doing an Amazing Race unit with my elementary gifted students. They are pull-out enrichment and I see them for about 1 hour a day. This race is based off the tv show and they are sticking inside the United States.
Whenever they get ready for a new destination, they receive a "Route Info" card that tells them clues about it and they u...See MoreI am doing an Amazing Race unit with my elementary gifted students. They are pull-out enrichment and I see them for about 1 hour a day. This race is based off the tv show and they are sticking inside the United States.
Whenever they get ready for a new destination, they receive a "Route Info" card that tells them clues about it and they use the computer to try to figure it out. Then they get a reading passage and crossword about the state they will be heading to. After that, they get either a Detour or a Roadblock clue.
They have done things like research a topic, create a 3-D symbol to represent it, and write a paragraph about it; a food challenge where they had to try different foods from that area (New Orleans was our first) and evaluate the foods; create a song or a Wordle about the area;plan activities for visiting that area; solve a math problem relating to getting there.
I'm only moving on to the third city and my inspiration well is already running dry. Does anyone have other ideas I can use? They are really into the whole race, although some tasks are more fun than others LOL. Also, I'm trying to up the level of thinking required.
Does anyone have more ideas? Some of the other locations: Hawaii, Grand Canyon, Seattle, St. Louis, New York, etc.
Thank you so much!
Thank you!
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