![]() “This is despite the fact that the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers explicitly require all teachers in Australia to be able to differentiate their teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities,” Jung added. Teacher training ensures that NSW teachers complete compulsory units in working with students who have special needs, such as those living with disabilities, learning difficulties and/or autism, but most pre-service teacher training programs in Australia do not incorporate a unit in gifted education. And yet, they’re the most neglected group within our education system.” “Our brightest students are those who are most likely to make a real difference to society they’re the ones best placed to find cures for cancers, solutions to global poverty, and to address today’s climate crisis. This includes providing appropriate support to help gifted children aspire to and achieve excellence,” said Associate Professor Jung. “All students, regardless of their circumstances, have the right to an education that meets their learning needs. However, common – often negative – perceptions of gifted students can deter their identification. ![]() Research has shown that the earlier teachers intervene, the better children will perform in the long term. On the whole, there were lots of funny things in this book, but readers may find the constant penis joke/awareness to be too much and may be troubled by the presence of queerbaiting, even though it’s condemned.An absence of specialised training leaves teachers ill-equipped to identify and cater for gifted students whose untapped potential equates to a cost for all Australians, according to University of New South Wales (UNSW) expert in gifted education, Associate Professor Jae Yup Jared Jung.Īssociate Professor Jung, who is the Director of UNSW’s Gifted Education Research Centre said that some gifted children may be identified from as young as two years old, meaning early childhood teachers (ECTs) should also be aware of the traits and signs of gifted children, in order to best support them. I wish that his mom hadn’t been quite so over-the-top and such a largely negative portrayal of feminism. That felt really true to the experience of a big family with lots of funny people in it. I felt gross reading that section because he was both unkind in the way he described the other actors competing for the part he wanted, but he was also kind of superior and snobby, and none of that was ever called out as wrong.įor the most part, I really liked the dynamics of Sam’s family, especially in the scenes where they’re kind of all having snappy conversations that kind of run over each other. But it is strongly condemned in the story as wrong and deceitful.ĭuring Sam’s callback for the school play audition, he relates the performances of other students in a pretty derogatory way. It’s not great, and I would still say that there isn’t really a moment when he gets called out on the behavior by queer characters or anyone putting into perspective how harmful the behavior can be. He does eventually have to own up to his identity and is pretty miserable about how things end up. Ethan does eventually face some consequences for his actions, though we don’t get a firsthand response from any queer characters. In the story, Sam continually tells Ethan that what he’s doing is wrong and is going to catch up with him. Which is pretty clearly queerbaiting, and totally wrong. ![]() It becomes increasingly clear that Ethan is not bisexual, but he continues to use the label so he can continue with the band. Basically, what happens is this: Sam’s brother, Ethan, joins a queer band (every band has to have a “thing,” he tells Sam), so he tells everyone he’s bisexual in order to be in the band. If you’ve read many other reviews of this book, you’ve probably come across some discussion of the queerbaiting content, so I want to talk about that first. It was just a lot, sort of the same joke over and over. There are a lot of references to penises, and I get that it’s a thing that does occupy the mind. I really, really struggled with this book.
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