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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Famous Failures - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.

Famous Failures - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.

Famous Failures



Michael Jordan, Walt Disney and More Who "Didn't Make The Grade"
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"Why Is School Set Up To Promote One Type Of Achievement, One Type Of Child, And One Type Of Assessment?"


" In our expanded conception of giftedness, we raise questions about the 'gifted child' label . . .

Much modern research has been concerned with how gifted kids look, sound, think, and act, largely in an effort to help educators better meet their needs in school and in supplemental programs. The conclusion: There is no one absolute profile.

. . . .research findings lend credence to our theories about the distinction
between schoolhouse learners and creative-productive learners."

---- "Light Up Your Child's Mind"
Chapter 2: Dreamers, Challengers & One Track Minds

Over the last few weeks, in our conversations with parents, we've noticed something that went