Second,
few educators of the
gifted would argue with the core tenets set forth in Turning Points (Carnegie Task Force on the
Education of Young Adolescents, 1989) that middle school programs should: (1) create small communities of learning within larger school settings, (2) teach a solid academic core, (3) ensure success for all students, (4) enable educators closest to students to make important decisions about teaching and learning, (5) staff middle schools with teachers trained to work effectively with early adolescents, (6) promote health and fitness, (7) involve families in the education of learners, and (8) connect schools with com
Education of Young Adolescents, 1989) that middle school
programs should: (1) create small communities of learning within larger school settings, (2) teach a solid academic core, (3) ensure success for all students, (4) enable educators closest to students to make important decisions about teaching and learning, (5) staff middle schools with teachers trained to work effectively with early adolescents, (6) promote health and fitness, (7) involve families in the
education of learners, and (8) connect schools with com
education of learners, and (8) connect schools with communities.
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Additionally, with no federal money and
few states providing an adequate funding stream, most
gifted education programs and services are dependent solely on local funds and parent demand.
As we seek ways to serve disadvantaged yet
gifted students better, it must also be acknowledged that the
few evaluations done thus far of
gifted -
education programs and selective - admission high schools raise questions about their effectiveness.
Special opportunities for visiting artists, exhibits, and departmental initiatives crucial to Tyler students»
education are just a
few examples of
programming made possible by individual
gifts.