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"FORWARD TO THE BASICS!
REVISITING THE BASIC TENETS OF GIFTED EDUCATION;
STORMING THE BASTION OF MEDIOCRITY THROUGH GIFTED EDUCATION"
One of the most dreaded statements of recent times for those involved in gifted
education has been "Back to Basics" as it is applied to education. The "Back to
Basics" Movement has meant that governments and systems are:
- focusing all education funding on benchmarks designed to bring low achievers
up to an acceptable standard
- directing the attention and energies of educators towards helping everyone
achieve mediocrity
- lowering the bar so that all can step over.
Parents and teachers need to unite to turn this sorry state of
affairs around.
Call for papers
QAGTC is now seeking presenters willing to prepare a quality abstract
demonstrating how their contribution would advance the field of
gifted education. This is not a general education conference. It is a
conference about gifted education and all presenters are expected to address
the topic and ensure that their content is relevant to gifted children's
education or development.
Abstracts (see the
Presenter's Submission Guide)
should be sent by 30 November 2001 to:
QAGTC Conference Committee, 282 Stafford Road, Stafford 4053
Email: office@qagtc.org.au
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