Failing our brightest kids : the global challenge of educating high-ability students / Chester E. Finn, Jr., Brandon L. Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finn, Chester E., Jr., 1944-

Contributor:

Wright, Brandon L.

Class of 1953 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gifted children--Education--United States.

Gifted children.

Gifted children--Education.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education Press, 2015.

Summary:

Failing Our Brightest Kids argues that the United States, compared to other countries, has done too little to educate students to the highest levels of achievement-particularly students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This candid and provocative book makes a powerful case that our country can and should do more to fully develop the nation's human capita by providing gifted and talented students the opportunities they deserve. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The Challenge of Educating High-Ability Children

1 Educating Smart Kids: Why Bother? 9

2 How Is the United States Doing? 19

3 How Disagreement Holds Us Back 41

4 How the System Slows Us Down 51

5 Will Differentiation Move Us Forward? 61

Part II Beyond Our Borders

6 How Do Other Countries Educate Smart Kids? 69

7 Japan: Early Neglect, Later Intensity 77

8 Singapore: Enough of a Good Thing? 89

9 Korea: Too Much Pressure? 101

10 Taiwan: Do as We Say, Not as We Do 113

11 Finland: Not Quite as Advertised 125

12 Germany: Differentiating Without Differences 139

13 Hungary: Much Talk, Less Action 155

14 Switzerland: Decentralized to Excess? 167

15 England: Sifting Through the Policy Rubble 177

16 Ontario: How "Special" Is "Gifted"? 191

17 Western Australia: In for the Long Haul 203

Part III Toward the Future

18 What Have We Learned? 217

19 Moves America Should Make 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

1612508413

9781612508412

OCLC:

912357009