Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums General Discussion The achievement of success, blooming late etc

Ultramarina, good point. That's why they make that term "zone of proximal development", what an individual is ready to learn right now! There's a pretty good argument for frequent continual re-evaluation, but who's got the time or desire? (besides kids parents)
Thank you Giftodd, it was nice to read, like a cup of tea for the mind. The illustrative pictures were lovely as well. I liked many parts but lol'd at the part that said since we're living 30 years longer these days we get a second middle age lifespan. Woo-hoo!

Thanks for posting that link. Very interesting!


Exactly!

I don't think it would necessarily! I think it would advocate for ongoing assessment and teaching to individual children instead of pigeon holing kids into a few groups. Many gifted kids really aren't served by the typical grade level enrichment and acceleration offered. Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I'd love to see education more customized for ALL kids. And maybe this is the reason we're homeschooling at the moment. The no child left behind paradigm is clearly not working.

Anyway - great article. Thank you. I was a bit of a late bloomer myself.

Well, you may be a dreamer, but plenty of teachers and school districts share your vision. And yes, NCLB has been a very slow train wreck, very difficult for this teacher who started her K12 career in 2002 to live through!

I was at late bloomer, so was my DH. Our kids seem to be as well, even the one who is not LD is "underachieving" for a 5yr old of her IQ. My 18 mth old is on fire :-). I can't think of anyone I know who has done the reverse.