technology and the gifted student. 2 understanding the gifted student
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Understanding the Gifted Student
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Understanding the Gifted Student
Minimal expectations of self:
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Understanding the Gifted Student
Minimal expectations of self: Never needed to excel because it came naturally.
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Understanding the Gifted Student
Minimal expectations of self: Never needed to excel because it came naturally. Often held back from excelling in order to maintain
even progress with peers.
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Understanding the Gifted Student
Minimal expectations of self: Never needed to excel because it came naturally. Often held back from excelling in order to maintain
even progress with peers. Unlike the average student, often times lacked any
real challenges, so they never learned how to cope.
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Understanding the Gifted Student
Minimal expectations of self: Never needed to excel because it came naturally. Often held back from excelling in order to maintain
even progress with peers. Unlike the average student, often times lacked any
real challenges, so they never learned how to cope. Often frustrated easily and will give up at first real
challenges.
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Understanding the Gifted Student
Minimal expectations of self: Never needed to excel because it came naturally. Often held back from excelling in order to maintain
even progress with peers. Unlike the average student, often times lacked any
real challenges, so they never learned how to cope. Often frustrated easily and will give up at first real
challenges. Manipulative, and master of side tracking the
discussion and/or pushing buttons.
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Understanding the Gifted Student
Minimal expectations of self: Never needed to excel because it came naturally. Often held back from excelling in order to maintain
even progress with peers. Unlike the average student, often times lacked any
real challenges, so they never learned how to cope. Often frustrated easily and will give up at first real
challenges. Manipulative, and master of side tracking the
discussion and/or pushing buttons. Can appear as brilliant one one hand, and delayed on
the opposite.
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Middle School Pitfalls
Middle School/Junior High expectations.
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Middle School Pitfalls
Middle School/Junior High expectations.
Order Expectation that 6th and/or 7th graders are
suddenly going to be able maintain an adult level of orderliness.
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Middle School Pitfalls
Middle School/Junior High expectations.
Order Compliance
There is often an expectation to comply with rules without question.
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Middle School Pitfalls
Middle School/Junior High expectations.
Order Compliance Organization
That students enter 6th or 7th grade pre organized. Or with the capacity to become organized quickly.
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Middle School Pitfalls
Middle School/Junior High expectations.
Order Compliance Organization Volume
that amount of work should grow concurrently with the grade level, and practice makes perfect.
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Middle School Pitfalls
Middle School/Junior High expectations.
Order Compliance Organization Volume Focus
It is high time students learn to focus and the only way to do this is punitively.
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Middle School Pitfalls
Middle School/Junior High expectations of gifted students is generally all of the above, often with the added expectation that because they are so intelligent they already have them hardwired.
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Middle School Pitfalls
Middle School/Junior High expectations of gifted students is generally all of the above, often with the added expectation that because they are so intelligent they already have them hardwired.
They also tend to be labeled gifted “under achievers” if they do not exceed the above expectations.
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Middle School Pitfalls
Middle School/Junior High expectations of gifted students is generally all of the above, often with the added expectation that because they are so intelligent they already have them hardwired.
They also tend to be labeled gifted “under achievers” if they do not exceed the above expectations.
In some cases there can be resentment by teachers who don’t believe so called “identified” students should be given any “benefits”, and will use any negative behaviors as “examples” of how they really are not gifted.
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High School Issues
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High School Issues
Because of experiences in middle school, some gifted students may believe:
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High School Issues
Because of experiences in middle school, some gifted students may believe:
1). That adults and teachers cannot be trusted.
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High School Issues
Because of experiences in middle school, some gifted students may believe:
1). That adults and teachers cannot be trusted.
2). School is designed to make robots not individuals.
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High School Issues
Because of experiences in middle school, some gifted students may believe:
1). That adults and teachers cannot be trusted.
2). School is designed to make robots not individuals.
3). That teachers are not as smart as they are.
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High School Issues
Because of experiences in middle school, some gifted students may believe:
1). That adults and teachers cannot be trusted.
2). School is designed to make robots not individuals.
3). That teachers are not as smart as they are.
4). That it is better to not be smart because you won’t have to work twice as hard on the same boring crap.
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What Technology Cannot or Should Not Do
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Cannot induce a student to work better
or harder if they are determined not to.
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Cannot entice a student who has no interest in technology.
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Should not be used as the sole means of teaching gifted students.
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Should not be confused with computers “only”.
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Dani California HHS Gifted Student Parody
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What Technology Can or Should Do
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Can be used as an adjunct or compliment to your teaching style
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Can sometimes encourage your shyer students to participate more
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Should be used as a tool to help your students further their academic interests
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Should impress and surprise you.
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