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Gender Gap for the Gifted in City Schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 95, Clicks: 12) View Story

Though the school system overall is 51 percent male, its gifted classrooms generally have more girls.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

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Whatever might be keeping young boys from entering gifted programs at equal rates might also be what can cause stumbles once they get in. For some of the boys, their social and emotional development is not at the same level as their intellectual development. -- Donna Taylor, the principal of the Brooklyn School of Inquiry

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#2 by nitajo posted ago

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Sitting still, that’s where a lot of our gifted guys get into trouble. If they are not moving, they are thinking about moving. -- Terry W. Neu

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