Kinneret Academic College, Israel
Research
Is academic acceleration a good idea for a gifted child?
Author(s): Julia Koifman*
Gifted children are a dream of many parents, who want them to perform on the stage, paint the most beautiful pictures, and be the best at math or science, and many more. They are proud of their kids for getting excellent grades and completing the matriculation exams when their peers are still in junior high school. Furthermore, they want their children to graduate from the university by eighteen. However, they often need to be aware of the problems young prodigies may face and cause to others. For instance, such kids find studying in a regular classroom boring and refuse to do tasks for average students because they are too easy. Their teachers are happy to have students with high cognitive abilities and try to provide them with tasks for older students and motivate them to skip one or two grades. It works well for some gifted children but often causes problems for others. This articl.. View More»
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