Sentences with phrase «what gifted and talented programs»

Even though, as NPR reports, in some classes as many as over 50 % of children are performing above grade level, unofficially, school principals and superintendents tell parents that if their kids are bored, that's what Gifted and Talented programs are for.

Not exact matches

He was moved into the gifted and talented program in eighth grade, but he almost got thrown out again for what he calls a goofy stunt: imitating a magician he'd seen on the Arsenio Hall Show who carried a razor blade in his mouth and used it to do tricks.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Studies of two middle - school programs for high - achieving students — known as gifted and talented (G&T) programs — show that being placed in programs with academically strong peers does not boost students» achievement over and above what is learned in a regular classroom from the start of 6th grade to mid-way through 7th grade.

Called a «notice of proposed priority,» the announcement, published in the Jan. 14 edition of The Federal Register, is intended to inform grant seekers what types of programs the government would like to pay for through the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program.

«We did a lot of research on traditional gifted - and - talented programs and what they looked like,» she says.

Working your way down the list of schools within MPS, you'll see a variety: lots of what most people refer to as «traditional» public schools, some charters, language immersion, gifted & talented... and a handful of Montessori programs.

What Types of Programs Are Available for Gifted and Talented Students, and Are They Suitable for Minority Language Students Who Are Selected to Participate?