The Gifted Child in the Regular Classroom

Abstract

Gifted children are usually capable of mastering curriculum materials several gradesahead of their placement, The problems in instruction which the teacher may expect to encounter, may consist of providing materials at a sufficient rate to keep up with the gifted child’s capacity to absorb new learning or substituting something interesting and stimulating for repetition and practice and repetition which classroom management typically provides. Not all plans of education for child prodigies have been successful and it is with pointing out that the education of child prodigies is the classic example of where sensitive and alert teacher can make the difference between the realization of potential and failure of the giftedchild who has been the precious resource of the country and even the world over all.