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POPSBeing labeled as 'Gifted' Undermine Personal Growth? I was quite a timid and shy boy,and later on for that I got called 'gifted' just because of the fact that I was concentrating on homework when other kids were doing what a 'normal' kid should do,that is playing outside.Now several years later just a few days ago I found myself still being called 'gifted' by my high school philosophy teacher,which could have possibly--according to this theory--resulted in my miserable failure today at the monthly tests,and I would say that the praise did do something to my ego which just arrogantly let the classes and real learning slip through. We made fun though,of me,saying things like I failed 'cause I was too talented by the dumb test standard,or 'being illogical is a sign of superb genius' etc. I gotta change my attitude,huh?
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POPSWar over Teaching Reading You can find the article here A very interesting read for anyone in education or anyone with children. As someone who develops curriculum and consults in the field it's disheartening to see how the effectiveness of programs is ignored in attempt to gain a homogeneous method. I commend the Madison school district for not selling out.
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POPSCanadian Study Links Vaccines To Developmental Disorders The most interesting part of this story is the fact that the Journal of Pediatrics refused to publish because it's evidently already been decided that the vaccines are safe and "It's not worth publishing more on this subject." What kind of backwards attitude is that? I thought the point in Science was to always be questioning and always search for where the evidence takes you. Evidently Pediatrics is only willing to publish studies that fit the view of the world that they've accepted as truth. I wonder what they think about this whole "The world really isn't flat" debate.
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