Case+Study

Teacher, parent and Tessie.

media type="youtube" key="1lhsMZexSJ8" height="283" width="378" align="left"**TESSIE ** This is Tessie she is 8 and has been identified has gifted. She has been tested and is classified as a gifted students being in the 99 percentile of high intellectual potential within her age group.

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This is Tessie mum although she does think her daughters needs are being met to some degree she thinks that the classroom teacher could do more.
 * MUM **

She also talks about how Tessie gets her information, demanding to go to the museum and library.

**TEACHER**

Tessis teacher, was confident that Tessie’s needs were being met through her differentiated teaching program, that allowed for Tessie to work with an upper ability group of grade 4 and also work on open ended writing tasks.


 * Risks**
 * Becoming disengaged if not challenged with a more complex curriculum
 * loose touch with peers
 * may result in behavioral problems
 * teachers need to develop challenging curriculum

The comments made by both Tessies mum and teacher correspond with what Debra Zambo from the Arizona University said in her article titled Gifted students in the 21st Century published in Gifted Educational International.
 * The Research - Debra Zambo**
 * 21st Century Learners with 21st century needs
 * Gifted students contribute to their own disengagement due to personal knowledge
 * Curriculum not catering for 21st century learners
 * Designing programs and teaching strategies to cater to gifted students ZPD


 * The Age.**