Check out the website below for "Common Gifted Education Myths".
Common Myths
The myths include:
* Gifted students don't need help; they'll do fine on their own
* That student can't be gifted; he's receiving poor grades
* Teachers challenge all the students, so gifted kids will be fine in the regular classroom
* Gifted students are happy, popular, and well adjusted in school
* Gifted students make everyone else in the class smarter by providing a role model or a challenge
* This child can't be gifted; he has a disability
* All children are gifted
* Our district has a gifted and talented program; we have AP courses
* Acceleration placement options are socially harmful for gifted students * Gifted education requires an abundance of resources
* Gifted education programs are elitist
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