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Author:   Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781476692425

ISBN 10:   1476692424
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 January 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Desirable Difficulties Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips Part I: Go Big or Go Home On My Own Terms Aleenah Ansari Cycle of Transgressions Sheryl Carlson Scapegoat Brooke J. Knisley The Art of Stunting Trees Bunny McFadden Part II: Who Do You Think You Are? The Very Worst Girl in the Family Amy Challenger Honorary Amanda Lehr On the Shoulders of Giants Sophie Strosberg Fight Song Amy Lee Lillard Part III: Labels and Levels Skipping Third Grade and Part of My Childhood Candy Schulman Twice Exceptional Eve Z. Crevoshay Boxes Sondi Warner Too Young to Qualify Michele Weldon Double-Demoted Mandy Shunnarah Part IV: Breaking the Cycle Gatekept Laura Wheatman Hill The Language of Learning Jennifer Dines A Desk of My Melissa A. Watkins I Wanted My Child to Be a Child Aimee Seiff Christian About the Contributors Index

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"A sobering perspective on the costs of being labeled gifted as a child, told in the form of highly engaging first-person stories. This book will make an important contribution to our thinking about gifted education.""—Ellen Winner, professor emerita, Dept of Psychology & Neuroscience, Boston College ""Here's a book by and about a group of people that I am extremely eager to read about. Who are they? Is there a thread to their stories? Should parents hope for a 'gifted' kid or be glad when their kid is so-called 'average'? True questions! This may be the last education/parenting topic that hasn't had its big book yet. Bring it on!""—Lenore Skenazy, Author, Free-Range Kids ""Finally, a book that brings multiple perspectives to one of the oldest, most elitist problems of American education: the 'gifted' tracking system. These essays will resonate with many.""—Sara Zaske, author of Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children"

“Finally, a book that brings multiple perspectives to one of the oldest, most elitist problems of American education: the 'gifted' tracking system. These essays will resonate with many.” - Sara Zaske, author of Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children

A sobering perspective on the costs of being labeled gifted as a child, told in the form of highly engaging first-person stories. This book will make an important contribution to our thinking about gifted education.""—Ellen Winner, professor emerita, Dept of Psychology & Neuroscience, Boston College ""Here's a book by and about a group of people that I am extremely eager to read about. Who are they? Is there a thread to their stories? Should parents hope for a 'gifted' kid or be glad when their kid is so-called 'average'? True questions! This may be the last education/parenting topic that hasn't had its big book yet. Bring it on!""—Lenore Skenazy, Author, Free-Range Kids ""Finally, a book that brings multiple perspectives to one of the oldest, most elitist problems of American education: the 'gifted' tracking system. These essays will resonate with many.""—Sara Zaske, author of Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children

Author Information

Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips is a writer and editor living in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, LitHub, Narratively, Columbia Journalism Review, and many more.

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