Special Classes for Gifted Students?
Burton-Szabo, SallyGifted Child Today Magazine, v19 n1, p12-15,50; Jan-Feb 1996ISSN: 1076-2175Language: EnglishDocument Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); POSITION PAPER (120); NON-CLASSROOM MATERIAL (055)Journal Announcement: CIJJUL96Target Audience: Teachers; PractitionersThis article makes a case for special classes for gifted students and answers objections to special classes raised by the middle school movement and the cooperative learning movement. A sample “Celebration of Me” unit taught to gifted seventh graders which involved poetry, literature, personal development, art, music, and physical fitness is outlined.Descriptors: Cooperative Learning; *Educational Philosophy; *Gifted; Grade 7; *Homogeneous Grouping; Integrated Curriculum; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; *Special Classes; Student Needs; Thematic Approach; *Units of StudyED397618 EC304950Cluster Grouping of Gifted Students: How To Provide Full-Time Services on a Part- Time Budget. ERIC Digest E538.Winebrenner, Susan; D