The role of the teacher is crucial for spotting and nurturing talents in school. Their resulting boredom and frustration can lead to low achievement, despondency, or unhealthy work habits. Many gifted students may be so far ahead of their same-age peers that they know more than half of the grade-level curriculum before the school year begins. Would you send a star athlete to train for the Olympics without a coach? Gifted students need guidance from well-trained teachers who challenge and support them in order to fully develop their abilities. Gifted Students Don’t Need Help They’ll Do Fine On Their Own How many of these myths have hindered you, your child, and/or your school in the pursuit of a challenging education for advanced students? Myth: NAGC Members can read the full issue of GCQ via the SAGE website This list was developed from a longer list of myths explored in a special of Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ) in the Fall of 2009. NAGC compiled a list of the most prevalent myths in gifted education with evidence rebutting each of them. These and other myths prevent our country from appropriately educating millions of advanced students. “Gifted students will do fine on their own.” “Gifted programs are elitist.”
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