Indigo, I think that many teachers, especially those without specific training in gifted education (and this seems to be the majority of teachers we've experienced), presume that gifted children will typically be the high achievers, the compliant and easy to teach types. I think the voting public often assumes that gifted children will naturally "rise to the top" in our education system as it is now.
Many of us here probably realize that these are myths, but I don't believe that thos of us on this forum are highly representative of the general population.
Agreed.
Follow-up question: Do you believe that the following are the best and/or most representative examples for 'typical gifted', which would help disabuse the voting public and general population of their belief in myths regarding recognizing 'typical gifted' children:
- "...gifted prison population..." (excerpted from your post
upthread)?
- "...race, gender, class and sexual identity..." (excerpted from recent "G word" promo, discussed
upthread)?
Personally I believe that documentaries such as
these, and the SENG youtube video
The Misdiagnosis of Gifted Children provide more meaningful outreach.
