All it did was reinforce the idea I should pursue engineering or science and stifled my creative passions.
Eric Palicki
The subtextual premise of Gifted & Talented programs is that early ability is a predictor of future success. But a study that looked into whether high performers early in life are the same folks who reach pinnacles later in life and found that by and large, they aren’t.
Critics say the systems we use to educate the brightest kids are flawed and exclusionary. What if it’s the very premise of giftedness that’s faulty?
