The Crash Course on Giftedness and the Schools – Part 1

Why are schools set up the ways they are?

In kindergarten, the students were supposed to count to at least 100. The teacher stopped Jon at 300 because she was afraid he would continue all morning. ~ Father of a Level Five (Profoundly Gifted) boy

It is easy to see why typical schools cause problems for gifted children and why gifted children pose problems for their schools. Most schools are not p…