Not venting, just testing the waters. Actually hoping that someone would recognise this approach and let me know that it is already in use.
Step One, we ourselves adopt the terminology, and begin looking at our children in terms of the three tracks, and looke to see where the differential is. Just us, talking about our children from this perspective, will fan out and change the way we, and schools look at the "gifted problem"
Step Two, talk to researchers and let them know that there is a market to provide tests that actually look for this information.
Step three, Powerpoint presentations, website, talks at schools.
Step four, resources for parents of tests that are already availible and meaningful, including tutoring centers.
Step five, Work with national curriculum building orgnaizations to divide their age level goals into the 3 tracks.
Step six, work with school districts and private school to develop "gifted protocol."
Honestly, I think that just giving birth to this idea, and pursuading us to use this way of thinking, can create quite an underground ripple. I'm already using it in my emails. I'll feel satisfied when it becomes second nature for a school staff to say to a parent, "We have looked at your child, their age places them in 3rd grade, their Critical thinking skills places them in 7th grade, their Knowledge is 5th grade level, but they're skill level is only 4th grade. Let's sit down and set up a plan that will address your child's needs.
I'm open to any other suggested steps.
And yes, I do thing that the U.S. is quite odd in it's anti-intellectuallism and flat out denial of inate differences. This has led to some good things, but has also hurt many children.
Love and More Love,
Trinity
