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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 2, 20181 min read
Praising effort may backfire
Praising students’ effort, rather than their intelligence, is supposed to encourage them to try harder, improve and build a “growth...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 5, 20183 min read
Lost Einsteins: Screen ’em all to close ‘gifted gap’
Screening all children for giftedness could help close the “gifted gap” and reduce inequality, suggests a Fordham report. Only 6.1...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 13, 20181 min read
Prodigies
Bobby Fischer became the youngest international grand master of chess at the age of 15. Mozart composed a concerto at the age of four. By...
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 12, 20171 min read
How Miami diversifies gifted classes
Gifted classes in Miami schools include a mix of low-income and minority students, reports Claudia Rowe for the Seattle Times. That’s...
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 17, 20171 min read
‘Growth mindset’ predicts learning gains
Students who believe they can get smarter learn more, conclude researchers Susana Claro and Susanna Loeb. They analyzed data from five...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 4, 20171 min read
Cognitive Privilege
If a certain snowflake gets his/her/its/their way, being intelligent will be the next thing you should feel guilty about: The Daily Iowan...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 21, 20172 min read
Stress can make kids smarter (in some ways)
Unstable parenting, poverty, a violent environment and other “adverse childhood experiences” contribute to “toxic stress” that impairs...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 8, 20171 min read
‘Gifted’ vs. happy
Gifted pits a mellow, loving uncle against his cold, controlling mother in a custody battle over a cute little mathematical...
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 8, 20171 min read
Let all kids get a ‘gifted’ education
The U.S. expects less of students than many countries in Asia and Europe, writes Alina Adams on New York School Talk. Why not accelerate...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 17, 20171 min read
Slower together
Grouping students by ability and accelerating the achievers “can improve school performance for very little cost,” concludes an analysis...
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