http://www.suntimes.com/news/cepeda/8922887-452/public-schools-are-failing-the-most-gifted-students.html
Columnist: Esther Cepeda
-Public schools are not able to provide gifted students with the challenges they need to learn and be interested in learning
-Because students are not challenged enough and factors such as inadequate teacher preparation and professional development, little public accountability and inconsistent access to services as well as budget constraints leads gifted students to being bored in class leading to not being able to recieve average grades and being held back
-The South Loop Elementary School had to get rid of the gifted program because there was over crowding un the school
-Illinois is a state that doesn't reconizge gifted children. There are no guidelines for identifying gifted students, and teachers are not required to have any training on how to instruct gifted students too, and many schools don't let gifted students have programs that are adjusted for them like enrolling in higher classes that are appropriate for them.
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