Susan Winebrenner - 08/02/10 06:47 PM
First off, I'm really happy with the meeting DH and I had with DC's school. They seem to have listened to our many concerns and tried to propose something that is workable for them and us.
Has anyone had experience (good or bad) with teachers/schools who have implemented the ideas in Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom by Susan Winebrenner?
DS8's teacher is enthusiastically planning to implement it, and the administration is supporting the implementation. It won't completely resolve our issues because DS8 can learn new material much more rapidly than his peers, but it certainly seems like a step in the right direction. They're going to allow kids to test out with a 90% or better (I know that's high, but baby steps are good) in Language Arts, Math and Spelling and also offer optional Independent Study projects for various classes including Social Studies and Science as appropriate.
The school is even planning to bring out Mrs. Winebrenner (or one of her staff?) to give a presentation at one of the Teacher Development days. I had really thought we'd have to leave the school as I'd expected little or no accommodation so this sounds very exciting to me.
I'd love to hear any experience you might have had with Mrs. Winebrenner's methods. Feel free to PM me if you prefer.
Has anyone had experience (good or bad) with teachers/schools who have implemented the ideas in Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom by Susan Winebrenner?
DS8's teacher is enthusiastically planning to implement it, and the administration is supporting the implementation. It won't completely resolve our issues because DS8 can learn new material much more rapidly than his peers, but it certainly seems like a step in the right direction. They're going to allow kids to test out with a 90% or better (I know that's high, but baby steps are good) in Language Arts, Math and Spelling and also offer optional Independent Study projects for various classes including Social Studies and Science as appropriate.
The school is even planning to bring out Mrs. Winebrenner (or one of her staff?) to give a presentation at one of the Teacher Development days. I had really thought we'd have to leave the school as I'd expected little or no accommodation so this sounds very exciting to me.
I'd love to hear any experience you might have had with Mrs. Winebrenner's methods. Feel free to PM me if you prefer.