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Develop Your Child's Genius - How the Gifted Child is Treated in American Schools

     

      "A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students" - this is a report that was written by Nicholas Colangelo, Susan G. Assouline and Miraca U.M. Gross, and The Templeton National Report on Acceleration.

      This report was widely published in 8 languages.

      In this report, the authors talk about the bright children, the children who read early, who love to learn. They talk about the change that happens when these children start school.

      These children are bored in kindergarten, frustrated in first grade, and even though they hope that something will change, the keep presenting a "problem" to their teachers.

      In the report, the authors mention that when the children dare to ask for more challenging activities or ask more advanced questions from the teacher, they are told to sit quietly, to "know their place", and the main word they hear is "no".

      Students who should be moved ahead at their own natural pace, are told to stay put, to be patient, to put their dreams on hold.

      I had a similar experience when my son Eric attended first grade. The activities were not challenging enough for him, and when we asked the school to move him ahead, the teachers
have rejected the idea, and strongly recommended to leave him with his age peers.

      Parents are told that leaving the child in his current classroom is the best things for her. However, according to the report, it is definitely not a good thing for the child.

      The authors believe that excellence starts with the word "yes". The way to promote excellence, they claim, is to let excellence advance.

      When we neglect the bright child, and let the child be bored and frustrated, we hurt the child's eagerness to learn. Excellence can become complacent and the child can become apathethic.

      The solution, according to this report is very cheap and very effective: let these kids accelerate. Acceleration cost is minimal, and in some cases even saves money. A High School student, who takes college AP classes (Advanced Placement) is actually saving her
parents money, because the student will not be required to repeat the class, which otherwise
would have to be paid for. The parents of over 1 million students who took AP classes in 2004, saved millions of dollars in college costs. The most important thing - acceleration saves the bright child from frustration, boredom and loneliness.

       When parents meet with their child's teacher to discuss the future, they hear the teacher's advice. Teachers advise against acceleration, and give the parent information  that sounds, at first, scary. Some of it is true, but a part of it is nonsensical. And part of it is only partly true.

       The authors of this report have read extensively into current research and have interviewed leading educators, and they have come to conclusions.

       Here is the definition of acceleration: Acceleration is an educational intervention that moves students through an educational program at a faster than usual rate or younger than typical age. It does not mean pushing students or forcing them to study more complicated material, it means matching a student and his ability to the materials he is allowed to study.

       In America, schools are not very confident about this method. Many educators use age as an indicator for what grade the student should be in, instead of readiness. Many teachers see non-acceleration as a safer option. The current situation seems less problematic than taking a risk and accelerating a child. Since acceleration is not taught in colleges of education, teachers don't trust it as a legitimate method. Some teachers see acceleration as pushy. It is viewed as hurrying children through childhood.

       There are also a few myths that pertain to acceleration, like the myth that acceleration is approrpriate only for the affluent. Of course, talent has no geographical, ethnical or financial limits. It appears in all parts of the population. However, children in the less affluent population benefit more from acceleration, since they are not getting as much enrichment classes as the affluent kids.

       Another option for early intervention and avoidance of problems later on, is starting school early.

       Usually, the parents are the ones who notice that a child is a good candidate for this
option. Research has shown that parents are good judges of their child's ability. They also
have an interest in finding the best solution for their children.

       Preschoolers who show early verbal ability, strong mathematical skills, long attention
span, exhibit early ability to reason abstractly and have early interest in time, are possibly
good candidates for this option.

       In most schools, a 4 year old who is ready to start school, will not be accepted. A report
for 2001 - 2002 shows that many states have no policies regarding early entrance to school.

       Children who are not allowed to start school early, will start school bored and continue
to be bored though their school education. Usually several school years have to pass before
a student will be considered for acceleration, by then precious time has been lost, and bad
influences on the child have made their mark.

       Acceleration is a topic that shows a big gap between what research has shown and what
is actually practiced in the field. The research is very uniformly positive, and yet the practice is not readily adopted by schools and educators are still opposing it.

      If you want to learn more about how to develop your child's genius, you can find a free e-book and a free recording at http://www.all-gifted-children.com

      

     
     

     

                              

        

About the Author

http://www.all-gifted-children.com. For the last 27 years Esther Andrews has specialized in gifted education and grew 2 profoundly gifted children herself.
In her "The Manual Your Child Should Have Come With - How to Develop Your Child's Genius" she is teaching parents how to grow gifted children. http://www.all-gifted-children.com/package.htm

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What's with all the talk about a link between child immunizations and autism? What are the specifics? SCARY!!

I'm 3 months preg. with my first baby and I heard something about some immunization shots possibly linked with autism...and I'm freaking out! Some one school me about this please. or tell me what you have heard. I'm gonna ask my doctor about it on our next appointment but I just wanted to hear from you guys too. Thanks!

well, I gave my take on another question, so I will put what I answered below for you too. Hopefully this helps. The best thing for you to do is to do your research and make an informed decision for yourself.
here ya go :
What you have heard about is a mercury based ingredient used as a preservative and sterilizer in vaccines called thermerisol. For the record, the levels of mercury children were receiving through the shots was way over EPA recommendation for their body weight. The government has since removed thermerisol from new batches of vaccines, but it is still in a lot of the shots, as it was used as a preservative and there a lot of old batches containing this ingredient still in use. The best thing you can do is request that the shots be thermerisol free, and read the inserts and ingredients of each vaccine your child gets. These are required to be provided to you by your childs pediatritian, so make use of them!

Now, as for the autism link (which does exist) here is what the current research has shown as I understand it, in a nutshell. FOR MOST KIDS the vaccines are fine, even the ones with the mercury. while heavy metals are not exactly healthy for anyone, most kids are able to excrete the mercury and no damage comes from it. Some children are born without a protein that allows their bodies to excrete these heavy metals. This may have a genetic factor to it. What happens in these kids is that every time they get a dose of the mercury, they are not able to get rid of it the way other kids are. It stays in their bodies and begins to accumulate in their brains. As the mercury builds up they children begin to show the symptoms of autism. If you look at a list of symptoms for mercury poising and a list of the sympyoms of autism, you will see they are virtually identical. There have been studies done that take children with autism and children without autism and test their urine and hair samples for mercury levels. The non autistic children show a much higher level of mercury, while the kids with autism show little to none. This shows that children with autism are indeed not able to pass mercury/ heavy metals through their systems the way non autistic children can. While the vaccines themselves are not responsible, every shot containing the mercury caused a little more mercury to build up and the damage to become worse and worse. Mercury or metals introduced other ways have the same effect, polluted water, contaminated fish, or the mother eating high mercury fish while pregnant all can do the same thing.
If you ask 10 different people what causes autism, you may very well get 10 different answers. The bottom line is more research needs to be done and it's still very much a puzzle.
I believe there is a genetic component as well as an environmental component. I also believe that research shows that there is a link between the shots and autism, but it is only harmful for the children who are born predisposed to the condition. If you are concerned, you can get the MMR shot broken up into three separate shots to monitor possible effects, and again, request that all shots be thermerisol free. Autism or not, that much mercury in such a little body is not healthy. Do your own research, its best to be as informed as possible when it comes to your child. Overall, I do believe vaccines are good and safe for most of the population.
Best of Luck!

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