Jo Boaler has released yet another thought-provoking resource for us to consider: her video titled "Rethinking Giftedness". The messages provided by students within the video are powerful. In education, we spend a tremendous amount of resources (time and money) identifying students by labels. Are these labels helpful? Harmful? Should it concern us that gifted students (at least in my experience) tend to come from higher socioeconomic backgrounds? What opportunities are afforded to those with a gifted label? And, in turn, what opportunities might be denied to those without a gifted label? How might education look different if we eliminated labels and focused on knowing our learners, embracing their individual strengths, and empowering to own their learning in a meaningful way? Click the image below to watch the video:
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