This is a list of some of the articles on giftedness in general and radical acceleration specifically.
1992 - But What About the Prom? - Gifted Child Quarterly, Spring 1992 by Kathleen Noble and Julie Drummond. An article for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), addressing students' perceptions of the Early College Entrance Program at the University of Washington. Click here for complete article. For a link to all of the research on the University of Washington EEP, please click here (or if internet is not available, click here).
Some other published research by the University of Washington includes:
1. Acceleration: Valuable High School to College Options. (1992)
2. Early Entrance to College: Students’ Stories (1998)
3. Different Strokes: Perceptions of Social and Emotional Development Among Early College Entrants (1999)
4. Love and Work: The Legacy of Early University Entrance (2007)
5. A Passion for learning: The Theory and Practice of Optimal Match at the University of Washington. (2008)
6. A place to be Celebrated and Understood: The Impact of Early University Entrance From Parents’ Points of View (2008)
1993 - Gifted Students' "Quiet Crisis"; U.S. Study Finds Brightest Pupils Are not Challenged. The Washington Post, November 5, 1993. Richard Riley, the Education Secretary, reported on the results of the first Education Department study on gifted children in two decades. Hundreds of thousands are bored, and fare poorly against the best students in other countries. In some subjects, such as biology, America's top students ranked last among developed nations. The government report urges schools to offer new opportunities for exceptional students. "We must think of raising the ceiling, as well as the floor."
1993 - Study: U.S. fails smartest pupils - Long Beach Press-Telegraph November 5, 1993. Also reporting on the U. S. Department of Education report, mentioning that many textbooks have decreased in difficulty by two grade levels in the last 20 years. Also mentions that only 2 cents out of every $100 spent on K-12 education supports talented students. And a similar article from the November 5, 1993 San Francisco Chronicle.
1993 - Gifted Kids, Hidden Disadvantage - The Wall Street Journal, December, 1993. Commentary on the recent Department of Education report detailing the nation's neglect of gifted children, and recommending a more challenging curriculum -- stating that for five decades educators have discounted the finding of the definitive continuing study of gifted children begun in the 1920s, and abandoned grade acceleration, strongly endorsed by study director Lewis Terman. Cautions against confusing sameness of offerings with equality of opportunity.
1994 - Girl's 800 on SAT adds up to a first - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 6, 1994. 10-year old girl Wei Ho scored perfect 800 on the math SAT, an unrivaled achievement.
1995 - Nation's highly gifted students can be unchallenged in school. November, 1995 article about one family's struggle to find an appropriate educational path for their highly gifted elementary-school son. Robert Slavin, a Johns Hopkins researcher, said studies show fast learners benefit from acceleration.
1996 - Top of the Heap - Los Angeles Times, June 10, 1996. Are Americans obsessed with pushing their kids to greatness? Or is there just no stopping the inner drive of a true prodigy? A discussion of three children: Dominique Mocenu, a gymnast; Hannes Sarkuni, graduate of Rutgers at age 14 with a double-major in math and computer science, with honors; Kobe Bryant, basketball player. Researchers like Ellen Winner say that real prodigies have completely different makeups than the merely talented; they are internally-driven. They need practically no adult support. They read voraciously. They need some mentoring, support and encouragement, but not scaffolding. Being a child prodigy is no predictor of great success in later life. Talent really knows no age.
1997 - Struggling to Teach the Very Brightest - Los Angeles Times, October 17, 1997. A mother who battled to find programs for her son says the L.A. district has a lot to learn. Their story reflects a broader question -- how public schools deal with the highly gifted. An article about Levi Meir Clancy, son of Leila Levi.
1999 - Enough Already. College President Leon Botstein has a radical idea about high school: Get rid of it - People Magazine, July 12, 1999. President of Bard College, Leon Botstein is a fierce critic of the American high school. He was struck by how many of his students recognized the sort of sports-dominated, clique-driven atmosphere of high school as described by the press [following the Columbine High School shootings]. He gives American high schools an "F"; today's teachers are trained in pedagogy, not in their subject matter. He recommends a new system that has an elementary school and a secondary school that turns students out into the world at 16.
2000 - Is 'Smartest Kid' Really the Smartest? - The Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2000. A discussion of intelligence in children after the popularity of Fox TV's "Smartest Kid in America" show won by Michael Jezierny. Quotes Mel Levine saying that the show equates intelligence with a good memory, whereas he would place more emphasis on understanding. Also quotes Howard Gardner, the originator of "multiple intelligences" who rejected the premise of the whole show, saying it is based on Trivial Pursuit kinds of questions, rather than on understanding of a scientific theory, or the ability to reason about current events, or on a sense of inventiveness or creativity, or on the ability to carry out a historical analysis.
2001 - Could the Next Einstein be in Your Class? - Davidson Institute, 2001 brochure. Characteristics of profoundly gifted children, and suggested academic options. For a pdf online version, please click here (or if no internet is available, click here).
2001 - On Being Highly Gifted in High School - Highly Gifted Children publication of the Hollingworth Center for High Gifted Children, Spring, 2001. "The basic philosophy of every public school I have ever been through seems to be aimed less at education and more at socialization of a new generation of workers." Depression and angst arise...leading to more severe problems than a simple lack of enrichment.
2001 - How to Raise a Genius - New York Times Magazine, April 8, 2001. Five suggestions: 1. Don't overstructure your child's life. 2. Provide as many learning opportunities as possible. 3. Avoid calling your child a genius. 4. Don't expect your child to be popular. 5. Don't sacrifice educational advancement to give your child a "normal" upbringing.
2001 - Hybrid High School for the Bright but Bored - LA Times, June 4, 2001. The so-called "middle college" program is credited with keeping talented students from dropping out by offering a combination of high school and community college classes. Some students manage to earn associate of arts degrees along with their high school diplomas. One of the program's biggest boosters is Kyle Orr, an analyst for the state chancellor's office of the California Community Colleges. They have not only quelled the dropout rate, but they also send a higher percentage of graduates (71% in 1994) to college.
2004 - Saving The Smart Kids - TIME Magazine September 20, 2004 by John Cloud. "If the work is not challenging for these high-ability kids, they will become invisible. We will lose them. We already are." "A 2001 study found that 70% of kids who skipped ahead had no regrets." Click here for complete article (or if no internet is available, click here).
2005 - The Prodigy Puzzle - Ann Hulbert's November 20, 2005 New York Times Magazine article about profoundly gifted children. Focusing on Davidson fellows, she examines the history of research on giftedness, radical acceleration (including CSULA EEP), current educational opportunities, and intelligence testing. Click here for the article. (If the internet is not available, Click here.)
2007 - Are We Failing Our Geniuses? -- TIME Magazine August 16, 2007. "In a no-child-left-behind conception of public education, lifting everyone up to a minimum level is more important than allowing students to excel to their limit. It has forced schools to deeply subsidize the education of the least gifted, and gifted programs have suffered." Click here for the complete article. (If internet not available, click here)
2007 - Young, Gifted and Skipping High School -- The Washington Post, December 2, 2007. "The school [Mary Baldwin] offers students as young as 12 a jump-start on college in one of the leading programs of its kind. By all accounts, they are ready for the leap socially and emotionally, and they crave it academically." Click here for the complete article. (If internet not available, click here)
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Some books of interest:
1. 1993 - Exceptionally Gifted Children - by Miraca Gross
2. 2000 - Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger's, Depression, And Other Disorders - by James Webb
3. 2002 - Upside-Down Brilliance: the Visual-Spatial Learner - by Linda Kreger Silverman
4. 2004 - A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students - by Susan Assouline, Miraca Gross and Nicholas Colangelo. America's schools routinely avoid academic acceleration, the easiest and most effective way to help highly capable students. While the popular perception is that a child who skips a grade will be socially stunted, fifty years of research shows that moving bright students ahead often makes them happy. Click here for the interactive Nation Deceived website, with the full report on acceleration. (Or if the internet is not available, click here.)
5. 2005 - Genius Denied - by Jan & Bob Davidson
6. 2006 - Early Entrance to College - by Michelle Moratorio
7. 2007 - High IQ Kids: Collected Insights, Information, and Personal Stories from the Experts - by Kiesa Kay, Deborah Robson, and Judy Fort Brenneman. A 2008 Legacy Book Award recipient, includes a chapter on Early College options.
Highly & Profoundly Gifted Children: A Bibliography -- Compiled by: Kathi Kearney, Gifted Education Consultant -- Founder, The Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children; see also all the resources at The Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children at http://www.hollingworth.org/
