Abstract
This paper has discussed teaching Student Who Are Gifted and Talented. Gifted and talented is a group that is highly similar in their interests and abilities. There are wide differences in the pattern and level of abilities. A child may be highly gifted and talented in one academic domain and average or below in another. The main focus of this paper is their curriculum and the way teachers teach them. Moreover, many features of the ideal classroom for gifted and talented children are also been discussed. Further, changes in curriculum have also been discussed. At the end, Conclusion has been drawn, based on the research findings.
Introduction
Schools in democratic societies are committed to providing equal opportunity for all children to realize their potential abilities. It is erroneous to believe that equal opportunity means that all children receive the same curriculum in school or that they are taught in the same way. Children differ greatly in their cognitive abilities and personality characteristics. Teaching all children the same thing in the same way results in unequal, rather than equal, opportunity. Some educators use the equal opportunity argument to justify separating gifted and talented youngsters from their non-gifted age peers and teaching them in seemingly homogeneous settings, claiming that they require this arrangement to guarantee them equal opportunity.
This approach is based upon the notion that gifted and talented children as a group are highly similar in their interests and abilities. Convincing evidence exists, however, that such is not the case. There are wide differences in the pattern and level of abilities (Patricia, 1990). A child may be highly gifted and talented in one academic domain and average or below in another. In landmark decisions the Supreme Court of the United States decided that, when it came to black and white.......
