How would you define a student that is always reaching maximum achievement in school and continues to choose to go above and beyond what is necessary. This type of student is known as an AIG student. You may be wondering what AIG means exactly, it stands for an academically or intellectually gifted student. This type of student takes up between six to ten percent of the entire population of students in the United States. In this paper, I will include information about AIG students. I will also provide you with different perspectives and what their views are of AIG students.
The National Association for gifted Children (NAGC) has provided very useful and interesting information surrounding AIG students. Like previously stated only around
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Most people can agree that AIG students are very self-motivated and independent. The state of North Carolina has its own definition of what it believes an AIG student is.”Academically and intellectually gifted students perform or show the potential to perform at substantially high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experiences, and environment. Academically or intellectually gifted students exhibit high performance capability in intellectual areas, specific academic fields, or in both the intellectual areas and specific academic fields. Academically and intellectually gifted students require differentiated educational services beyond those ordinarily provided by the regular educational program. Outstanding abilities are present in students from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.” Other states share close to the same definition of an AIG student. No matter where you are from the definition of an AIG student is almost …show more content…
Now we will look from the perspective of a parent of an AIG student. In an interview with a parent of an AIG student, I asked several questions. This is how she chose to define an AIG student, “ A student that is extremely self-motivated. They must be enthusiastic and eager to further the depth of their learning.” Another question I asked was whether AIG students should receive harder and more complex work. “ I think that they should receive harder work.” I think this because with harder work they are able to continue their learning process. I also asked her if she thought it would cost more to educate an AIG student? “No, I do not think so because an AIG student most likely would not require a tudor. This means money for tudors would not be spent. Though money for special books and other resources would still be needed. With all this in consideration the cost would still be less.” Other questions I asked included what she thought was the best and the worst thing about being the parent of an AIG student. “ The best part of being a parent of an AIG student is that it is easy and you do not have to try and persuade them into doing their work. With an AIG child they have initiative and do start work on their own without having to pester them into doing it. The worst thing about being the parent of an AIG student is that I worry that the pace
In 2015, I wrote about my personal philosophy of the gifted learner. I stated in my paper that, “Giftedness is not a one, set definition. The definition of gifted must encompass intellect, ability, creative talent as well as emotional awareness. It cannot be micro-managed and be a “one size fits all” definition” (Dauber, 2015). People, who are gifted, need differentiation and opportunity to express, demonstrate and show their giftedness. Educators must be able to provide opportunities for the gifted learner to express his/her abilities and/or talents. Gifted students learn differently and require special educational experiences in order to grow academically and achieve their highest potential. Therefore, the education field must be able to understand not only the cognitive side of a gifted learner but the affective or social/emotional aspects too.
Education is an important factor when one wants to be successful in his or her academic career. Children are especially responsible for their academic success. President Obama states in his speech to America’s school children that each individual student has to take charge of their own education. The effectiveness of President Obama’s speech has a powerful impact on school age children because he wants students everywhere in America and around the world to do their best
Reading the article Lake and von Baeyer (2005) “Tips for Successful Students”, I realize that most characteristics are necessary for one to succeed as a student in any area of life. For example, one must ask questions and take notes in order to interact with the professor and further their knowledge in a particular subject. These two skills coincide together along with the initiative to achieve a certain stardom. One aspect of learning is never lonesome, though it is possible to be additionally gifted in one region over another.
One of the difficulties in identifying the needs of low-income students is the profound cultural barriers which exist that prevent their strengths and deficits from being identified. Children from low-income homes frequently have poorer vocabularies and a weaker basis of the type of knowledge that is frequently considered 'intelligence' on most forms of assessment. A low-income child's IQ may be high, even though he lacks a framework of accepted middle-class knowledge. "In January 2003, the National Academy of Sciences released a report on the seeming overrepresentation of minorities in special education and underrepresentation of those students in gifted education. The NRC reported that, nationwide, 7.47 percent of all white students and 9.9 percent of Asian students are placed in gifted programs. Meanwhile, 3.04 percent of African-American students, 3.57 percent of Hispanic students, and 4.86 percent of American Indian students are classified as gifted" (GT-minority identification, 2003, ERIC Clearinghouse). The discrepancy, the NAS believed, could not be solely explained by talent alone but was at least partially rooted in the methods of identifying students labeled as gifted. Biases in standardized and other tests identifying student strengths, combined with prejudices, however unintentional, amongst educators and administrators lead to under-identification of the gifted
The goal of wanting to succeed is quite natural for everyone. It is not unjust to assume that all students want to become successful as well. However, some students are more determined to succeed than others and take extreme steps to do so. Richard Rodriguez’s The Scholarship Boy discusses the issue with scholarship students. He argues the overachieving student has an eager obsession with learning. Although Rodriguez addresses the scholarship boy obsession with success, he fails to describe the undergoing stress of the overachieving student.
Many times a student will be generalized into a category of book smart or street smart. A teacher or person of higher authority can overlook a pupil’s potential intellect due to their grades not being the most attractive in a main course subject. Gerald Graff expands to his audience on different areas of the world such as sports intriguing him and bringing out his “book smart” side. In Gerald Graff’s Hidden Intellectualism, Graff argues that all too often students are not given enough variety of topics to demonstrate their potentially brilliant mind. Due to teachers solely focusing on the print of the textbook it has become the norm to brush off students who may not excel in those areas, therefore, not try to explore where their actual skillful side can arise.
There’s one question you may be asking yourself when you’re reading this paper. What does it mean to be AIG? Some people say it is people who are smart, people who get good grades and are what people like to call “nerds” or “teachers pets”. Well, it’s actually all in the name. Academically and Intellectually Gifted.
In an educational world full of standardized testing, rigid curriculums, and, apathetic educators, Gerald Graff and Steven Johnson attempt to redefine what it means to be a true intellectual. Both writers are intent on shining a light on the gray area between the black and white grades of the classroom. Although Graff and Johnson focus on two different aspects of intelligence, both of them are determined to expand the definition of brilliance and ensure its cultivation in modern youth.
During my high school years, I can confidently say I have excelled in my academic endeavours. This success is partially due to my desire to learn. I am always intrigued by the lessons and concepts that are at the core of assigned work. My passion for learning has facilitated my learning process; because I am usually interested in the material that is being taught, my ability to retain and understand information is heightened. My academic success is also due to my drive to do the best I can. Since grade nine, I have demanded excellence from myself in all academic subjects. I strived to perform to the best of my abilities in the first high school years so that I would adopt that habit early and take it with me through the senior high school years. Finally, my academic excellence
When a student is academically/intellectually gifted they usually learn quickly. They also tend to learn many different styles to do their work. Most AIG student have shown to be able to do work of students in higher grades then them. This mean they
The students within Northern Secondary School’s 2014-2015 Gifted Program graduating class slid into AP and gifted classes like they were made for them. Since the beginning of their middle school careers, these gifted high school students have been spoonfed a thought-provoking and comprehensive education. At Wong’s public gifted elementary school, Cummer Valley, the faced-paced and in-depth curriculum not only stimulated his intellectual capacity and unlocked his potential, but “compelled him to achieve higher academic standards and established a strong foundation to build upon for high school.” Wong claims that he entered Earl Haig, a non-gifted public high school, with a knowledge base practically a grade higher than the majority of his subordinate
I can’t really tell you what it means to be an AIG or honors student yet. I can’t tell you
Adams County public school system’s current program doesn’t seem to recognize any minority or poor students who could be considered gifted. Educators in this district and committee members seem to lack any motivation to include diverse learners in their program. The fact that Adams County only recognized three out of four hundred thirty-eight over a five-year span is appalling. I feel Adams County need some major changes to extend their idea of giftedness. It needs to start with intensive and in-depth teacher training along with community outreach and awareness programs to help educate parents about giftedness. For instance, parent could learn ways to better support their children and help identify their child’s areas of giftedness.
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Graff says that putting students in classes in the contemporary system is wasting and limiting students’ potential and creativity (198). Complaining that intellects do not meet the success standard set by schools, Graff proves that schools limit the intellect students can achieve in their academic career (198-199).