Myths

=Myths of gifted and talented students=

Gifted students are the high achievers
Not all gifted students are high achievers. Some students may have hidden learning disabilities. Some may even do fine in earlier years but as time goes on they may find it harder and harder to excel, which may lead to behaviour problems.

All students are special
Not all students learn the same way and at the same rate. Generally 5% of a class will be gifted and may require different learning than the other students.

There are no gifted students in my class
This is often a common mistake to make when a class is of high or low ability. Generally 5% of a class will be gifted and identifying these students may be difficult due to a multitude of reasons including your own idea of what is classed as gifted.

They don’t need any help and can work by themselves
Gifted and talented students may appear to do fine on their own but can become bored and disruptive. They may also find it very difficult when they are in fact challenged by harder work.

Accelerant or gifted classes are not necessary
Students who are gifted and talented often need a different style of learning which can be difficult to incorporate into a lesson as a teacher and a student. Accelerant classes allow for clumping of these students to better advance their learning than they would get from a normal class.

They need to go through school with mates their own age
Children need to play with kids their own age, however this does not mean they need to learn with them