"Constructivist" school for gifted kids - 02/22/09 03:30 PM
Hi,
Does anyone have any feedback on 'constructivist' approach to teaching gifted kids? We are looking into a gifted school for DD for elementary that is based on this approach and I want to understand better what to expect. I did a search on the forums and did not not come up with any hits. I am not sure whether it is also known by any other name. Here is the blurb: Basically seems to be a philosophy where the teaching style is child-directed, project oriented learning and is recommended for visual-spatial learners who like whole to part approach as opposed to building on basics/ part to whole approach of more traditional schools.
Does anyone have any feedback on 'constructivist' approach to teaching gifted kids? We are looking into a gifted school for DD for elementary that is based on this approach and I want to understand better what to expect. I did a search on the forums and did not not come up with any hits. I am not sure whether it is also known by any other name. Here is the blurb: Basically seems to be a philosophy where the teaching style is child-directed, project oriented learning and is recommended for visual-spatial learners who like whole to part approach as opposed to building on basics/ part to whole approach of more traditional schools.