Week Three - Discussion Board Reflection

There wasn't much activity on the discussion board I have been following (GATE), so I decided to check out another one on Teachers.net. I started reading posts from the "NCLB" discussion board and found that there were many posts regarding NCLB and gifted students. One particular post was from a parent who obviously researched the legislation and realized that her gifted student was being "left behind" at their school. Another post I read was written by a teacher who was concerned that the curriculum had been "dumbed down" and that gifted students in their school were not being challenged. Many parents commenting on this topic state that they have to find extracurricular activities and other resources on their own to challenge their children. I applaud these parents for being involved, informed, and upset about how their children are being "left behind".

http://teachers.net/mentors/NCLB/