What Are the Educational Strengths and Needs of Students Who Are Gifted and Talented?
In addition to focusing on the academic strengths of students who are gifted and talented, you also need to recognize that these students often have unique social and emotional needs as well. You can address these needs by using Gardner’s framework of multiple intelligences and by creating a learning environment that encourages students to be creative, develop their strengths, take risks, and direct their learning. What Is the Impact of Discrimination and Bias on Students and Schools? Students from specific racial, linguistic, and religious backgrounds, female students, gay and lesbian students, and students with HIV/AIDS can be victims of discrimination in society and schools. This discrimination harms their school performance, socialization, self-esteem, and outcome in later life. You must use a variety of strategies to foster the academic performance and self-esteem of these students. How Have Family Changes Affected Students and Schools? Because of the dramatic changes in the compo
