Comments on: What Brooks Left Out: Vaults and Caves http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/05/04/what-brooks-left-out-vaults-and-caves/ A teacher-to-go blogs about teaching, technology, and education in general Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:49:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Katie http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/05/04/what-brooks-left-out-vaults-and-caves/#comment-3825 Katie Fri, 08 May 2009 18:25:53 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/05/04/what-brooks-left-out-vaults-and-caves/#comment-3825 I wanted to add that I felt your description of the Intuiting Vaulter and Intellectual Spelunker was so spot on to these truly gifted learners. I have 28 identified "Gifted and Talented" students in my reading class, but there usually are only 4 students that are really gifted. They fit perfectly into these categories of an Intuiting Vaulter and Intellecutal Spelunker. I wanted to add that I felt your description of the
Intuiting Vaulter and Intellectual Spelunker was so spot on to these truly gifted learners. I have 28 identified “Gifted and Talented” students in my reading class, but there usually are only 4 students that are really gifted. They fit perfectly into these categories of an Intuiting Vaulter and Intellecutal Spelunker.

]]> By: Katie http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/05/04/what-brooks-left-out-vaults-and-caves/#comment-3768 Katie Thu, 07 May 2009 01:18:57 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/05/04/what-brooks-left-out-vaults-and-caves/#comment-3768 I am a fifth teacher of our gifted and talented reading and math students, and I am often asked by parents to compare their child's level of giftedness to others. You make a statement here that we all need to remember about all learners, "While many of my students had very talented minds and exactly the drive and perfectionism Brooks describes to “develop a deliberate, strenuous and boring practice routine,” a series of intriguing others showed entirely different patterns of genius." I have found that the majority of my gifted students are bored and inattentive to boring practice routines. They need to explore and share their ideas, engage in conversations, and be given opportunities to be creative. I am so fed up with test scores that state that a child is advanced with a number attached to it and the parents that want to know which child their child is more gifted then. What we need to focus on is providing these wonderful brains with the tools that will allow them to blossom and grow. I am a fifth teacher of our gifted and talented reading and math students, and I am often asked by parents to compare their child’s level of giftedness to others. You make a statement here that we all need to remember about all learners, “While many of my students had very talented minds and exactly the drive and perfectionism Brooks describes to “develop a deliberate, strenuous and boring practice routine,” a series of intriguing others showed entirely different patterns of genius.” I have found that the majority of my gifted students are bored and inattentive to boring practice routines. They need to explore and share their ideas, engage in conversations, and be given opportunities to be creative. I am so fed up with test scores that state that a child is advanced with a number attached to it and the parents that want to know which child their child is more gifted then. What we need to focus on is providing these wonderful brains with the tools that will allow them to blossom and grow.

]]> By: Shelley http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/05/04/what-brooks-left-out-vaults-and-caves/#comment-3698 Shelley Tue, 05 May 2009 00:59:20 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/05/04/what-brooks-left-out-vaults-and-caves/#comment-3698 Candace, thank you for following your frustration out into thought and reflection, and for then sharing your journey. I really enjoyed these evocative descriptions of some diverse kinds of minds. I just tweeted this post out to various and sundry... (@butwait) Candace, thank you for following your frustration out into thought and reflection, and for then sharing your journey.

I really enjoyed these evocative descriptions of some diverse kinds of minds.

I just tweeted this post out to various and sundry… (@butwait)

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