(I am so glad that things have changed. In 1963, when I was labeled a "gifted student" things were not great. I took part in one of the first studies on this. Half the chosen went to live in dorms at university at 15, the rest stayed in local schools with added support. Guess which cohort succeeded? Yep not mine. University at 15 fucked me up.)
Meeting the Needs and Potentials of High-Ability, High-Performing, and Gifted Students via Differentiation.
@corlin Interesting. There was no gifted program at my school. They didn’t even allow students to skip grades.
@misslovelymess
Well yes, in the ‘60s almost no schools had them. And that term was not used. I was identified by an IQ Test. And then picked up for this first of a kind study.
@annamousse @corlin @misslovelymess just remember, IQ tests are specifically designed to show white male socio-economic standing, not actual intelligence
@redenigma @annamousse @misslovelymess
Yep.
My dad told me this just before I took the damn test. The second time, with a grad school proctor, sitting beside me. He was not impressed at all with my score. But the School administration freaked out.
And well shit I got a complete free ride, and got an undergrad degree at 19.
I am well aware of my privilege.
@corlin @misslovelymess true. in HS we had what was called honors classes. today's comparison would be AP.
IQ test, 🤣 , yeah i remember my score from 5th grade. said i was a moron.
however, this moron ended up in all those honors classes.
and not because i applied myself to class work either. school was boring for me.