I think I covered the wrong reading in my last Week 4 Post so I am posting once again.
I was really impressed by the Gifted and Talented article on Marcus. I did not expect the outcome of the story to be that Marcus would have so much trouble in school from what his mom spoke of in the beginning. It really shows how much an environment and a teacher have on influencing a child. Marcus began to hate school with teachers that did not fully understand him, and this caused him to completely fall behind in certain areas of writing at first. It was interesting to see how well an effective teacher had on Marcus' attitude and eventual success. Mrs. Jenson really encourages me to think about how you really must differentiate the learning of all your students in order to benefit them fully as an educator. Simple things like giving him a heads up before asking him to respond/act or giving a schedule chart with rewards can make all the difference.
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I find it really interesting that we are learning about gifted and talented students because, since freshman year, I have been taught that being gifted and talented is a special education. I found that weird because, at first, I thought the special education was just for people who had trouble with learning but, apparently, it is for anyone who requires a special education and, thus, gifted and talented students require a special education.
ReplyDeletethat post was from me, sorry.
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