For instance, gifted students who got a high “dose” of advanced and enriched learning activities in STEM areas (such as AP classes, taking college courses in high school, science fairs) were roughly twice as likely to earn a Ph.D. and tenure in a STEM field by their early 30s than those who got a low dose. Meanwhile, in another study published last year, Lubinski’s team tracked 1,020 young students who were advanced in math and compared those who skipped a grade with those who had not. “In every comparison, in every cohort, a greater proportion of grade skippers earned doctoral degrees, STEM Ph.D.s, STEM publications, and patents” — and at an earlier age, the researchers write. Gifted students who miss out on accelerated learning opportunities still do well above average, but don’t accomplish as much later in life, Lubinski said. That’s a “huge waste of talent,” he said. One word of caution I would inject is that each child is an individual, so the challenges they need to develop varies as well. Just because grade skipping works best for Jane does not mean it will work as well for John. He may do better with college courses in his interest areas, a robotics group or any of the other options for challenge. Our kids are usually far from benefiting with cookie-cutter curriculum choices.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:55:07 +0000
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