Comments on: Middle School Student Makes Scientific Breakthrough http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/1079 ...on Education and Technology Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:33:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rosie Williams http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/1079/comment-page-1#comment-1968 Rosie Williams Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:18:45 +0000 http://clifmims.com/blog/?p=1079#comment-1968 "Though you may envision a room full of bored, lazy, and surly know-it-alls, the real dynamics are very different,.." I guess we can learn from comments like this that the common myths about the highly gifted damage not only the children themselves but society as a whole. "I was enrolled in a TAG program, but they just tested me once and said I was in," Yuan recalls. "They didn't really do anything." By creating an outlet for his energy and talent, Summa Options gave Yuan the support he needed to thrive." Yuan himself speaks of the difference between meaningful engagement and the kind of gifted programs which do little for the individual needs of the child. “Though you may envision a room full of bored, lazy, and surly know-it-alls, the real dynamics are very different,..”

I guess we can learn from comments like this that the common myths about the highly gifted damage not only the children themselves but society as a whole.

“I was enrolled in a TAG program, but they just tested me once and said I was in,” Yuan recalls. “They didn’t really do anything.” By creating an outlet for his energy and talent, Summa Options gave Yuan the support he needed to thrive.”

Yuan himself speaks of the difference between meaningful engagement and the kind of gifted programs which do little for the individual needs of the child.

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