[Ohiogift] Gifted Students Deserve Greater Support

[Margaret DeLacy]

Friends:

Below is a link to and excerpt from Walt Gardner's blog on the Education Week site:

The U.S. is so obsessed with helping students reach minimum proficiency that it has been blind to those who have already cleared that bar ....

This treatment of the talented perplexes our competitors abroad.  They have no qualms about differentiation in education.  For example, Singapore, whose students consistently finish near the top on tests of international competition, begins its sorting out process with its Primary School Leaving exam and continues doing so throughout the school years. Finland, which is known for the excellence of its public schools, uses selective admission to its high schools, despite its commitment to equity.......


http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/2015/08/is_fighting_for_gifted_students_elitist.html