Name:   A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students
Topics
 
 
Acceleration, GT Research, Parent/Teacher
Source
 
 
1, 2
Copyright
 
 
2004
URL
 
 
http://nationdeceived.org/
Location
 
 
Phone: 319-384-0007
Organizations
 
 
The Templeton National Report On Acceleration
Description
 
 
Some of America's brightest gifted students are held back and left behind, according to The Templeton National Report on Acceleration. This easy-to-read, user-friendly report explains why many schools, parents and teachers have not yet come to terms with acceleration - despite overwhelming evidence in its favor. Teachers and parents ar presented information on early-entrance, grade skipping, the AP program and early college. Comments are accepted; this report can be downloaded online. One Year Followup Survey
Average Rating
 
 
Last Updated
 
 
5/9/2006
 
Comments

Contributed by: DITD Team Member  
Rating:
This is a wonderful resource for the information we've been hearing about all along. Volume I presents a usable synthesis, while Volume II encompasses all the research. This makes it very user-friendly and an effective tool for advocating!
 
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