tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22647813.post7361434106153749347..comments2019-07-02T17:23:40.562-06:00Comments on Contemplations: Questions about DifferentiationLaura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17579160512689867301noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22647813.post-31712208758301247902013-01-11T08:17:10.378-07:002013-01-11T08:17:10.378-07:00Josh, I am sorry for the late publishing of your c...Josh, I am sorry for the late publishing of your comment. I somehow missed seeing it. <br /><br />Your points: <br /><br />First: Has anything helped gifted kids get the services they need? IME, yes. Dedicated classes, dedicated schools, grade skipping, subject acceleration, even some pullout classes. <br /><br />Second: It is too hit or miss. Yes, it is better than nothing, but as gifted policy, I feel it is too haphazard to rely on.<br /><br />Third: It may work, but if it is used only rarely, again, I feel it is not good gifted policy. Laura Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17579160512689867301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22647813.post-84911877546084053052012-12-21T13:54:25.455-07:002012-12-21T13:54:25.455-07:00I agree with Gagne - it isn't happening. I lo...I agree with Gagne - it isn't happening. I look and look for it, as I go from classroom to classroom (as a sub) and I don't see it. As a provision for gifted students, it seems to me that it is pretty useless. And perhaps, worse than useless, because it has, to some extent, displaced other accommodations. Laura Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17579160512689867301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22647813.post-2489437866792590002012-12-21T13:39:34.975-07:002012-12-21T13:39:34.975-07:00My first comment is:
Has anything helped gifted st...My first comment is:<br />Has anything helped gifted students get the services they need, on the whole?<br /><br />Second: It has helped some students get some of the services that they need some of the time. <br /><br />Third: Differentiation works. Unfortunately, few teachers use it or understand it and as the grade number goes up, the percentage of teachers using it effectively goes down, and it wasn't high to start with.Josh Shainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22647813.post-59170923107771590382012-12-21T13:38:29.621-07:002012-12-21T13:38:29.621-07:00Gagne has compiled a lot of data saying that diffe...Gagne has compiled a lot of data saying that differentiation in regular classrooms hardly ever happens, despite good intentions of teachers. I know that a lot of what I can do in a gifted classroom would not be possible in a regular classroom. Kids who were not thinking at that level would not be independent enough, or committed to their work enough, for me to spend the time it takes to get the gifted kids thinking at a deep level.<br /><br />I see differentiation within the regular classroom as the minimum provision, rather than best practice.Mary St Georgehttp://creatingcurriculum.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com