What it means to teach gifted learners well

Re:What it means to teach gifted learners well by WalterBright on Thursday January 20, 2022 @02:46AM (#30005975)

> Worst of all, she's realizing that her teachers and principal don't actually care whether she learns anything.

If one goes through life expecting people they encounter to care about them, they'll be bitterly disappointed. Some of my teachers were nice to me, and would go out of their way to help if I asked. Did they really care about me? I doubt it. They were just good people. The rest of of my teachers were pretty indifferent. A couple actively disliked me (my own fault).

But what I wanted was not caring, but for them to do their job.

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Re:What it means to teach gifted learners well by PebblesRox on Thursday January 20, 2022 @02:36PM (#30013626)

I would say that caring whether or not their students are learning anything is a key part of the job for teachers and principals.

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Re:What it means to teach gifted learners well by WalterBright on Thursday January 20, 2022 @11:24PM (#30019136)

They are well aware of this, which is why they make a great show of caring. But do they really care? The educational results suggest the reality is they don't particularly.

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