Gifted Bulletin Board

Welcome to the Gifted Issues Discussion Forum.

We invite you to share your experiences and to post information about advocacy, research and other gifted education issues on this free public discussion forum.
CLICK HERE to Log In. Click here for the Board Rules.

Links


Learn about Davidson Academy Online - for profoundly gifted students living anywhere in the U.S. & Canada.

The Davidson Institute is a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting profoundly gifted students through the following programs:

  • Fellows Scholarship
  • Young Scholars
  • Davidson Academy
  • THINK Summer Institute

  • Subscribe to the Davidson Institute's eNews-Update Newsletter >

    Free Gifted Resources & Guides >

    Who's Online Now
    0 members (), 175 guests, and 41 robots.
    Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
    Newest Members
    Ruby Rose, Hamxa1, Alice12, lianass, anon125
    11,545 Registered Users
    December
    S M T W T F S
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    15 16 17 18 19 20 21
    22 23 24 25 26 27 28
    29 30 31
    Previous Thread
    Next Thread
    Print Thread
    Joined: Apr 2013
    Posts: 5,261
    Likes: 8
    I
    indigo Offline OP
    Member
    OP Offline
    Member
    I
    Joined: Apr 2013
    Posts: 5,261
    Likes: 8
    The thread on fair & equitable admissions criteria for NYC schools generated some positive and productive discussion. This thread introduces a few stories about educational opportunities for gifted students in NYC. There may be several paths to success... none of which appear to include lowering standards.

    1. Teen goes from Bronx homeless shelter to full-ride at MIT
    By Selim Algar
    New York Post
    June 7, 2018
    Originally Posted by article
    “There was stress that got in the way of getting my work done and staying positive. But that’s when the discipline helps to push you through.”
    ...
    demanding culture
    ...
    “These are the results, right here. We’re just kids trying to go to college and we took an opportunity that was given to us,” ...
    he and his classmates depended on each other through more than a decade of challenge and temptation.
    ...
    “We feed off of each other’s aspirations,”
    ...
    “When you compare Success Academy to other schools, you see the structure. You don’t run from that. You use it to be successful.”

    2. How nonprofits are boosting NYC’s brightest minority students
    By Sara Dorn and Susan Edelman
    New York Post
    June 9, 2018
    Originally Posted by article
    Hundreds of the city’s black and Latino kids have found a pipeline to success that Mayor de Blasio doesn’t mention.

    The mayor and Chancellor Richard Carranza contend the city’s eight top-performing specialized schools unfairly bar African-Americans and Hispanics from getting in — and point to the paltry 10 percent of their enrollment at the prestigious schools as justification for scrapping the admissions test.

    But the mayor isn’t counting at least 1,500 talented minority and immigrant kids from the city’s poorest neighborhoods currently enrolled in ritzy private and boarding schools — most for free — and headed for scholarships at top universities.
    ...
    According to city Department of Education data, a stunning 27 percent of high-performing black and Latino students offered seats in the city’s specialized high schools snub them.

    3. Donors appear to be voting with their wallets
    Department of Education donations are plummeting under de Blasio
    By Bruce Golding
    New York Post
    June 18, 2018
    Originally Posted by article
    The fund — which exists to support public education with money from philanthropic foundations and other donors — was established in 1982 and is chaired by the city’s schools chancellor.

    Under Bloomberg, a billionaire supporter of education-reform efforts, the fund grew into a fund-raising powerhouse, raking in $400 million during his three terms.

    During fiscal 2012, which ended six months before de Blasio took office, it spent $34.6 million on the DOE and reported a $12.2 million surplus.

    But grants to the DOE have fallen steadily under de Blasio, from $31.6 million in fiscal 2013 to $17.7 million in fiscal 2016 — the lowest since fiscal 2005.

    Joined: Apr 2013
    Posts: 5,261
    Likes: 8
    I
    indigo Offline OP
    Member
    OP Offline
    Member
    I
    Joined: Apr 2013
    Posts: 5,261
    Likes: 8
    Yes. Without hard work, individuals may fail to develop their giftedness into achievements, accomplishments, high performance, and success. Undeveloped potential may be lost.

    For all sad words of tongue and pen,
    the saddest are these, 'It might have been.'

    - John Greenleaf Whittier

    “Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
    - Thomas Alva Edison


    Moderated by  M-Moderator 

    Link Copied to Clipboard
    Recent Posts
    Gifted Conference Index
    by ickexultant - 12/04/24 06:05 PM
    Gift ideas 12-year-old who loves math, creating
    by Eagle Mum - 11/29/24 06:18 PM
    Visual Perceptual Processing Disorder
    by anon125 - 11/21/24 01:22 PM
    Quotations that resonate with gifted people
    by indigo - 11/16/24 12:59 PM
    Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5