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Friends:<br>
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Below is a link to the new NAGC report:<br>
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Supporting [the] High Achievement of Low-Income, High-Ability
Students<br>
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<a href="http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=10000" eudora="autourl">http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=10000</a><br>
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I'd be interested in any comments other readers have on the report.
It seems to me that it contains so many recommendations that it will
overwhelm readers instead of motivating them. Many of the existing
programs/interventions that are highlighted are
out-of-school/after-school. These kids are IN school for 8 hours a
day or so--why waste the time they have already set aside for
learning? I'd like to see a report that focuses on specific,
practicable in-school modifications beyond generalities such as improve
school culture and increase rigor. <br>
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This one is a good example "Infuse learning opportunities into the
curriculum<font size=4> </font><font size=2>that cultivate psychological
skills that support continued commitment to high achievement, including
attitudes towards effort and learning."<br>
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I hear an entire country full of teachers saying, "what do you think
we are ALREADY trying to do?" <br>
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</font>Margaret<br>
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