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In schools, self-esteem boosting is losing favor to rigor, finer-tuned praise

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For decades, the prevailing wisdom in education was that high self-esteem would lead to high achievement. The theory led to an avalanche of daily affirmations, awards ceremonies and attendance certificates — but few, if any, academic gains.

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Singapore: All brand-name schools shouldn't take the IP route

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Lynne Tan -- The IP - which is more project-based and less exam-oriented - is great for fostering creativity and independent thinking and learning, but not all children in their early teens are mature enough to benefit fully from this freedom.

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Singapore: Streaming by another name?

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Philip Tan -- The plain truth is that more good schools are getting onto the IP bandwagon as a defensive strategy to prevent a brain drain of the best students to comparable schools which have the scheme.

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Gifted students in Reynoldsburg ‘adopt’ one another to demonstrate their support and remain connected

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In many schools, educators have created programs that encourage older students to mentor their younger peers. Experts say those relationships help students acclimate to a new setting and give them a sense of belonging.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Giftedness: Part 1

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We must take stock of one very important truth: gifted students are no different in many ways from any other student. Each has his or her own level of patience, willingness to take risks, respect for authority, etc. To think that gifted students/children will automatically respond to any situation (whether that be in school or at home) in a particular, even predictable, way is to make too simple the whole nature of social interaction.

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Why gifted students can be so challenging

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Mark Phillips -- What do Woody Allen and Steve Jobs have in common? Among other things (including brilliant, creative minds), they both hated school and were discipline problems.

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Online High Schools Attracting Elite Names

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Stanford University’s nearly $15,000-a-year Education Program for Gifted Youth will now bear the institution’s name, a move seen as a watershed in a growing field that is drawing scrutiny.

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Washington-area schools confront the ‘gifted gap’

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In theory, a racial enrollment gap in gifted programs should be easier for schools to close than a racial achievement gap. But in practice, experts say, there are many obstacles. Among them, they say, are testing and outreach methods that fail to ensure children from all backgrounds get an equal shot.

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Maybe Teach Them Math, Science and Chess

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James Warren -- A chess tournament in Oak Brook demonstrates how much discipline, analytical thinking, time management and other adult skills children can develop by playing the game.

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Teachers forced Kristen Stewart out of school

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Actress Kristen Stewart has lashed out at her former teachers, insisting they "failed" to support her while she was away from class on acting jobs.

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Why gifted education misses out

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Jay Mathews -- The more important question is, how many more students benefited from the courses and enhanced their gifts?

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Go to the Office!

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Tamara Fisher -- I hope to make a principal cry this year :o) Send your gifted students to the office and see if you can do it, too!

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Changing how gifted students think

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Jay Mathews -- About a dozen magnet programs in the Washington area have developed strong reputations, but few are as selective as the academy and as different in the way they teach. Academy students attend academy classes on the campus of Dominion High School every other day, doing social studies and English at their home schools on the alternate days. They do activities and sports at their home schools, but much of their free time is devoted to their academy research projects.

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Essay what? UC students write, do research in gifted program

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Forget about Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? For the past 30 years, Union City’s Woodrow Wilson School has been putting on a superior show of intelligence with its rigorous ROGATE program.

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