Six myths of gifted education that lead to overlooking talented minority students

[Debbie_Hepplewhite]

This is an interesting article presented on the University of Virginia site and flagged up by Dan Willingham via Twitter:

https://news.virginia.edu/content/six-m ... y-students

Six Myths of Gifted Education That Lead to Overlooking Talented Minority Students

Inequality in American public education looms large in gifted education nationwide. While approximately 49 percent of public school students are minority students, they make up only about 40 percent of those in programs for gifted students.

Tonya R. Moon, a professor in the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education, and colleagues Marcia A. Invernizzi, professor, and Catherine M. Brighton, associate dean and associate professor, are working to increase the number of underrepresented students in gifted programs.

- See more at: https://news.virginia.edu/content/six-m ... LgGVC.dpuf

Of course these myths will be relevant for children everywhere.