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GIFTED CHILDREN

Feb 10, 2007 12:14

Gifted children

Bright sparks

Feb 8th 2007
From The Economist print edition

Not everyone's a genius, but don't say so in front of the children

BY the time Laszlo Polgar's first baby was born in 1969 he already had firm views on child-rearing. An eccentric citizen of communist Hungary, he had written a book called "Bring up Genius!" and one of his ( Read more... )

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dreamsailboat February 10 2007, 23:42:03 UTC

What is "teaching to the test"?
Are you familliar with Yale's style of testless education? Tailored to each indivduals interests?

flyingfaeries February 11 2007, 03:43:29 UTC

Teaching to the test basically means only teaching what is tested. It's detrimental if what is de-emphasized is important (e.g. creativity).

I haven't heard of Yale's style of 'testless education'. I assume you're referring to Yale in New Haven?

dreamsailboat February 11 2007, 03:56:03 UTC

Yes the university, I think its in new haven. From what I havew heard they have a system of education with out tests, the coursework and ciriculum of the student is a four year accumulation of individualized work, studying what the students/teachers choose.

Quite a different system from most school, that like you say, primarilly teach material to be tested on, or answer a preset group of questions.

musomuse February 11 2007, 03:02:28 UTC

I actually do believe that geniuses are made, not born either. However at the end of the day..dilligence is still the most important of all.