Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children in K-12 education who have been identified as gifted or talented. Youths are usually identified as gifted by placing highly on certain standardized tests. Because gifted and/or talented youth are so perceptually and intellectually deviant from the mean, it is appropriate to pace their lessons more aggressively, track them into honors, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate courses, or otherwise provide educational enrichment.
Unfortunately, the needs of many gifted students are still neglected, as schools tend to place more emphasis on improving education for the youths on the other side of the spectrum. This may be an unintended consequence of the development of disability rights litigation, which some pundits argue has led to the disabled receiving more resources than the more-than-abled. See Special education.
Giftededucation is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children in K-12 education who have been identified as gifted or talented.
Unfortunately, the needs of many gifted students are still neglected, as schools tend to place more emphasis on improving education for the youths on the other side of the spectrum.
The Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Student Education Act of 1988 was renewed as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1994 and as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Primary education consists of a four-year foundation stage from Primary 1 to 4 and a two-year orientation stage from Primary 5 to 6.
Primary education is free, though there is a miscellaneous fee of up to S$ 13 monthly that goes to the respective school, to help cover the cost of equipment and special programmes for the benefit of the pupils.
The Integrated Programme, also known as through-train programme (直通车), is a scheme which enable students with good academic performance to bypass the 'O'-levels and take the 'A'-Levels, International Baccalaureate or an equivalent examination directly at the age of 18 after six years of secondary education.
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