Mar 12 2013: Foucault theorized that there are three major institutions: prisons to house individuals who are criminally unnacceptable to society; asylums to house individuals who are mentally unacceptable to society; and schools to house individuals who are chronologically and intellectually unacceptable to society. Prisons, asylums and schools: he certainly didn't have a high opinion of the the social control of students!
Mar 5 2013: People cling to schools with a strange tenacity. I thought Grace Greene was pursuing interesting lines of thought when she was challenging traditional school models, but I further wonder if school buildings will one day become unnecessary as the advantages offered by new and developing technologies are realised. Imagine if this community here could be fully virtually realised? I could give you a pat and throw a ball for you, rather than simply discuss pedagogy through text :)
Mar 5 2013: Absolutely, I agree with Fritzie (and all the research!) on all three counts, regardless of whether you are in America or Australia. Is it not so in the Phillipines? For example, differentiation has been proven to better assist both gifted students and regular students - see "Visible Learning" (2008) by John Hattie for a super-massive synthesis of the meta-analyses relating to learning and achievement.
Er, Sherrlene, you might mean a "Catch-22" rather than a domino effect.
Mar 5 2013: You might be careful not to assume that the opinions presented in this forum best define or represent the experiences of gifted and creative individuals. Although you have phrased the topic to recognise "challenges", too many of your respondants seem to shrink from the opportunity themselves or for others to be gifted and creative, when in truth gifted and creative individuals relish and can welcome such opportunities. In other words, consider that challenges can be good, and that such individuals enjoy a good challenge! Have you read Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's book "Creativity" (1996)? It draws on nearly a hundred interviews with creative individuals to consider "the way to happiness". Indeed, the "one-shot solution" you seek might be really obvious :)
Conversely, gifted and creative individuals do not enjoy a bad challenge. and there is a down-side to consider. The case study of "Ian" in Miraca Gross' "Exceptionally Gifted Children" (2004) is particularly unfortunate. The first problem to trouble shoot might be... Hmmm, I think I'll have a coffee :)
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Er, Sherrlene, you might mean a "Catch-22" rather than a domino effect.
A reply on Conversation: What are the challenges that gifted and creative individuals face at present?
Conversely, gifted and creative individuals do not enjoy a bad challenge. and there is a down-side to consider. The case study of "Ian" in Miraca Gross' "Exceptionally Gifted Children" (2004) is particularly unfortunate. The first problem to trouble shoot might be... Hmmm, I think I'll have a coffee :)