Academically Gifted Children

In two separate articles, Roseanne L. Flores and Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, confirm the impact parents have on the education their children receive. Both articles emphasize the importance of a child's home-life on school performance. Flores discusses how the linguistic culture of the home can either prepare a child successfully for the school environment and what is expected or may be in opposition to the school culture. In the second case the child may have to learn to switch between two different types of discourse. The Olszewski-Kubilius article recognizes the significant role parents have in recognizing and nurturing a child's individual talents despite the school system.

In her article, "Ways of Talking: Patterns of Parent-Child Discourse and the Implications for Classroom Learning", Flores highlights t

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allow the gifted child to specialize in specific areas of study. To allow the child to fully develop, parents may need to explore alternative educational avenues including home schooling (19). As a teacher it is important to realize that gifted students within the regular classroom may not be stimulated by the curriculum, probably will not be above average in all areas of the course of study, and will most likely be no more socially mature than other children of their same age. Care should be taken if the teacher's school utilizes a pullout program to cooperate with the student and resource teacher to schedule activities during the pullout time which the gifted student does not need to make-up. Students need to be aware that the school system caters to the average student. Gifted students need to be cognizant of the fact that their intellectual, or artistic development will likely be the responsibility of themselves or their parents. Both articles favor the educational system but see the need for more parental involvement in their children's education at home. The authors both find areas of the curriculum where the public school system can be improved to better meet the needs of the students.  Works Cited Flores, Rosea
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