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An unprecedented collaboration between leading names from the independent and state sectors, this thought-provoking book addresses the current crisis in education for the most able.
Grounded in the classroom, the authors draw on their own first-hand experiences and international research to scrutinise techniques and practices from leading countries, exploring the more divisive issues that have damaged teaching worldwide.
Demonstrating what works well in teaching the most able, and also what does not work, the book offers a radical solution, a stimulus to thought and a way forward for teachers, academics and all those with responsibility for ensuring high standards in education, including governments and members of regulatory authorities.
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A Note on Our Methodology
A Note on Our Methodology
Key Points
- Too much time and energy have been devoted to identifying the most able, instead of defining how to teach them.
- Similarly, too much time and energy have been devoted to the question of whether ability is genetic or environmental in its origins.
- This book concerns itself largely with pure academic ability, as traditionally defined.
- There are dangers in using the term ‘gifted and talented’ to describe the most able.
- The skills versus knowledge debate is a false dichotomy.
There are three overwhelming conclusions that stand out above all others in the book that follows. The first is that provision for the education of the most able children in the UK is in a major crisis, and declining to the level ...
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