Dumbing down America : the war on our nation's brightest young minds (and what we can do to fight back) /
Delisle, James R., 1953-
Dumbing down America : the war on our nation's brightest young minds (and what we can do to fight back) / [print] James R. Delisle. - Waco, Texas : Prufrock Press, Incorporated, (c)2014. - xv, 222 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface: three reasons to care -- In the beginning -- The upsides -- The battle of equity over excellence -- Is giftedness something you do or someone you are? -- Instructional panaceas that aren't -- Legislative absurdity ... and the organizations that try to rein it in -- What next? -- The big picture: fitting gifted child education into the broader educational landscape -- That's all, folks!
9781618211668
2014011523
Gifted children--Education--United States.
LC3993.D354.D455 2014 LC3993
Dumbing down America : the war on our nation's brightest young minds (and what we can do to fight back) / [print] James R. Delisle. - Waco, Texas : Prufrock Press, Incorporated, (c)2014. - xv, 222 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface: three reasons to care -- In the beginning -- The upsides -- The battle of equity over excellence -- Is giftedness something you do or someone you are? -- Instructional panaceas that aren't -- Legislative absurdity ... and the organizations that try to rein it in -- What next? -- The big picture: fitting gifted child education into the broader educational landscape -- That's all, folks!
9781618211668
2014011523
Gifted children--Education--United States.
LC3993.D354.D455 2014 LC3993