Teaching and parenting Talented and Gifted (TAG) kids is not for the faint of heart. We want to hear all about your experiences - the good, the challenging, and the hysterical!
While we all learned from Barney that each child is special in his or her own way, there's just something unique about the stories those of us who spend time with geniuses have to tell.
So here's your chance to tell it. Laugh, commiserate, gnash your teeth as we all share The Gift that keeps on giving!
If you could change anything about how your child is being educated, what would it be? Please let us know whether you're in the public or private school system. Dream big here.
In a perfect world, I'd have a private high school for gifted and highly motivated students. It would be decked out with the best technology, and students would integrate the curriculum by self-selecting an independent project. It would start with high-level core and fine arts classes, and as student interest developed in other areas, classes would be added. Students would not be grouped by age, but rather by ability and interest.
I agree with Deb to a great degree, but I would but I would want a public school that is accessible to all but that has the best technology and resources available. I would mandate parent involvement and small classes. Classes would meet the needs and interests of our learners. Check out the university level classes on https://www.coursera.org developed and promoted by Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng. Check out her TED talk concerning making education available to all people everywhere: http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education.html I truly believe this is the avenue that education will take in the next decades. Forgive me for not have specific info on the talk, but another professor presented an avenue in which much information/knowledge that is now considered to be the property of the enlightened and privileged who can afford the universities,etc. is made available via a "wiki" type presentation. I will research the link and add it in another comment. Our world is changing. Education must change with it or we educators will be left behind while our students transcend our antiquated methods!
School Teacher, I totally agree about accessibility for all. How about a private school that is so well funded that anyone can attend, so that we can keep it the way we want it to be without interference, but open to all? Of course, I've replied without looking at the link. Going to do that now.
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_baraniuk_on_open_source_learning.html This is the link I referenced in my previous comment on February 17, 2012 at 2:55 PM.
In a perfect world, I'd have a private high school for gifted and highly motivated students. It would be decked out with the best technology, and students would integrate the curriculum by self-selecting an independent project. It would start with high-level core and fine arts classes, and as student interest developed in other areas, classes would be added. Students would not be grouped by age, but rather by ability and interest.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Deb to a great degree, but I would but I would want a public school that is accessible to all but that has the best technology and resources available. I would mandate parent involvement and small classes. Classes would meet the needs and interests of our learners. Check out the university level classes on https://www.coursera.org developed and promoted by Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng. Check out her TED talk concerning making education available to all people everywhere: http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education.html
ReplyDeleteI truly believe this is the avenue that education will take in the next decades. Forgive me for not have specific info on the talk, but another professor presented an avenue in which much information/knowledge that is now considered to be the property of the enlightened and privileged who can afford the universities,etc. is made available via a "wiki" type presentation. I will research the link and add it in another comment. Our world is changing. Education must change with it or we educators will be left behind while our students transcend our antiquated methods!
School Teacher, I totally agree about accessibility for all. How about a private school that is so well funded that anyone can attend, so that we can keep it the way we want it to be without interference, but open to all? Of course, I've replied without looking at the link. Going to do that now.
DeleteOh, this video is intriguing. Wonder if an online gifted education program is possible? If they can do it, can we?
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ReplyDeleteThis is the link I referenced in my previous comment on February 17, 2012 at 2:55 PM.
Richard Baraniuk refers to CreativeCommons.org in his TED talk.
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