How To Go About Advocating For Gifted Students

By Edward Rogers


Most parents know a child who aces all their tests, excels at sports and arts and still manages to volunteer for community activities. However, without immense support from their family and friends, such a child could easily become a recluse in society. To prevent this from happening, parents need to keep advocating for gifted students actively. This process can be challenging, but when done right, it could also be very satisfying and yield excellent results.

Gifted students are defined in various ways, but typically they are described as kids who can learn things that seem advanced for their ages. Sometimes, their unique skills may be in fields like art, music or computer related sciences. Simply put, these are ordinary youngsters, who need additional stimulation for them to develop their skills fully.

Groups that advocate for the needs of gifted youngsters do so to ensure that schools have programs that will benefit these youngsters, and allow them to develop to their full potential. They also do this to make sure that these kids get holistic training that will ensure that they can thrive both in and out of school.

Before you join any group, you need to get your kid evaluated. This will make sure that you team up with the right people while advocating for your kids. You can have them take a statewide test, but to be on the safe side, you can also go for the national evaluation. The latter will be better because it is acceptable countrywide.

Once you have confirmed that your kid is gifted, start asking questions, and talk to experts to see what kind of curriculum will suit them best. You could be tempted to start homeschooling them or to hire a tutor, but keep in mind that this will deprive them of contact with other kids. This will, in turn, affect the development of their social skills.

When speaking to educators and other experts in the education center do it carefully and respectfully. This will ensure you do not step on any toes while trying to advocate for your child. You also need to learn the jargon used by teachers, to make sure that you can easily follow when they speak. Your child will spend a lot of their time in school, and therefore, offending any of their teachers will have a direct impact on their wellbeing and learning.

You were most likely keeping track of how your kid is doing by looking at their report books. You will however now need to be more involved. This may mean meeting with their tutors more often and comparing notes. This is important because gifted youngsters will need to be monitored more closely, especially from a social aspect.

Do not focus too much on their education and forget the other aspects of their life. You child will need regular social interaction to be a normal well-developed adult. You will also need to figure out how to discipline them when they err.




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