Changes In The Curriculum Can help Underachievement
Schools can also help by creating a rigorous curriculum that makes students aware of their accomplishment in order to promote achievement. Schools can also help with underachievement by allowing teachers to cut out parts of the curriculum students already know and allow students to focus on what they want to learn about and encourage teachers to help students learn how to create goals that can be reached (VanTassel-Baska, J, & Stambaugh, T., 2006, 255-256). Schools need to take into account the individual student’s academic needs when deciding what an appropriate setting is for the gifted student. Schools do not want to restrict a gifted child’s mental growth by placing them in a class that is too easy, but also schools do not want to place a child in a class that is going to be too advanced and cause a student future frustration. The school must work to find an appropriate match for the student and the curriculum to help encourage a student’s ability to remain a high achiever.
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