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By: What Is 21st Century Gifted Education? :Quisitivity

What Is 21st Century Gifted Education? :Quisitivity — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:51:30 +0000

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By: whatedsaid

whatedsaid — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:38:48 +0000

I know a creative and capable young woman , who has travelled the world extensively, worked and volunteered in many countries, become familiar with different cultures and experienced far more than many people will ever experience. She has learned to relate to all of sorts of people, mastered a new language and overcome difficult situations. Although not formally qualified, she is a born teacher and has taught successfully in a range of places and settings. Yet when she recently decided to study, she found that the course she had dreamed of was simply not for her. This isn't the first time that she has found she doesn't fit into the educational system either. She's smart and talented but she doesn't fit into the existing model of school... My recent post Virtual worldwide conference

By: Ktenkely

Ktenkely — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:57:43 +0000

Well stated! Adults will often say that they didn’t enjoy school or weren’t good at school. I believe what they are describing is actually a school system that wasn’t made for them. These are very different problems.

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