[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Banned Books Week - question

[Shaun Hately]

On 28 Sep 2004 at 0:16, Shaun Hately wrote:

> well, I have a problem with 11 year old children who are reading 
> Tolstoy being told they have to spend 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, 
> 40 or more weeks a year having to 'learn' how to spell the word 
> 'squirrel' - something many of them could do at the age of 5 or 
> younger.

The following article probably won't be up for much longer but is 
worth reading for anyone who wants to understand what life can be 
like for gifted children in schools and why we need to deal with 
these issues, and how we can:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040927-699423-
1,00.html

(The URL will need to be cut and pasted).

It's based on a very new report, and it's quite a significant 
article about what is going on, and why neglecting these kids needs 
is a very bad idea.


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