“The aggregation of highly talented or highly intelligent people does not necessarily make an effective team.” Talented people can help a team perform in a high performance level to meet its specific goals. However‚ talented people can also instill a sense of disharmony within an already effective team. Robertson and Abbey (2003) acknowledge that having talented people in a team requires having different values and motivation from the majority of the people. This statement can be seen with various
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for Gifted & Talented Education in Northern Ireland. This paper unravels the implications of this in terms of the quality of our education system in preparing our students for 21st Century life‚ the consequences of students needs not being met and the potential future impacts on our economy if this continues. Although some slow progress is being made‚ it is argued that change must happen at a Governmental level for any lasting progress to be meaningful. Key words Gifted‚ talented‚ education‚ selective
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How Should Our Society Assign value to a Human Life? Today’s modern society designates someones life value by their achievements‚ past‚ or the salary they receive. Amanda Ripley‚ in “What is a Life Worth”‚ states that nowadays we base life on money. “There’s even a price for your knee‚ roughly $200‚000.” (37). Putting a price on a life is morally wrong. In today’s society‚ people automatically expect money when their loved ones die‚ when the reality is no money can loved ones viod of a
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ABSTRACT This study centered on the influence of proper assessment and educational placement in empowering the gifted and talented students in a selected school in (Ibadan North east Local Government). The focus population for this study encompasses headmaster‚ assistance headmaster‚ teaching and non-teaching staffs of selected gifted and talented school in Ibadan North east Local Government). Stratified random sampling techniques was adopt in selecting the teaching and non-teaching staff with
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amount of money that people will make in their lives. In the article‚ “What is a Life Worth?” by Amanda Ripley‚ after the catastrophic accident‚ the government attempts to compensate by giving money to victims’ families; however‚ the system it distributes money is unacceptable. When Ripley reveals‚ “That means a broker’s family will qualify for a vastly higher award than a window washer’s family” (Ripley 8). An individual’s life worth less than others when he or she had a low paying job. The lives of
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In the article ‘What is a Life Worth?’ Amanda Ripley wrote about how they put a dollar value on life starting in the late 1800’s. She talked about how the victims families of the 9/11 terrorist attack was affected by this in how much money they got back. The formula they used was based on the annual income of how many years they would have worked until they would have retired. They way the government determined the amount to pay the victim’s family following the 9/11 tragedy was the right decision
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Modifying Regular Classroom Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students Many educators have become well-versed in modifying the regular classroom curriculum to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Educators are not as experienced‚ however‚ in meeting the instructional needs of high-ability students. In a growing number of states‚ revisions in regulations pertaining to gifted and talented students are requiring that high-ability students‚ previously served in part-time pull-out programs
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Leonard Bernstein was a talented composer‚ conductor‚ and pianist who helped to bridge a gap between classical music and conventional popular music for younger audiences. Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25‚ 1918 in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts. He started to play piano at the age of 10‚ after being given a piano by a relative. Although‚ Bernstein had a blossoming interest to play piano‚ his father would not pay for his lessons‚ which made Bernstein pay for lessons himself. Once his natural talent
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ENG1511/501/3/2013 Tutorial letter 501/3/2013 English Proficiency for University Studies ENG1511 Semesters 1 & 2 Department of English Studies IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. ENG1511/501 CONTENTS Page 1 2 3 4 5 Preface .......................................................................................................................................... iii UNIT 1: Critical thinking .............................................
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sport of basketball would have never existed without the guidance of their coaches. Although athletes remain the topic of discussion in various news outlets‚ more attention should go to their coaches. With that being said‚ Yanni Hufnagel remains a talented coach. For those unaware‚ Yanni Hufnagel remains
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