Indicate the prevalence of exceptionalities in society
Indicate the prevalence of exceptionalities in society
The prevalence of giftedness and talented in our Jamaican children is indeed rare to Jamaican society. Not every day a gifted and talented child is born. But when they do they are highly recognized by the government, hence, the media will track their progress for a period of time.
For example the accomplishments of 10-year-old Gianluca Webster, a grade five student of Old Harbour Primary School who earned a grade one in Human and Social Biology, and the 12-year-old home-schooled Kuti Ra who passed six subjects and will be entering high school this year, are extraordinary considering that the exams are usually sat at the end of high school,(Jamaican Observer ,Sunday, September 04, 2011)
Twelve-year-old Kuti Ra delivered a coup when he bagged six CSEC subjects at this year’s sitting of the CSEC examinations (Jamaican Observer, 2011)
Ten-year-old Gianluca Webster and his dad Corporal Michael Webster after the boy copped a distinction in Human & Social Biology in this year’s sitting of the CSEC examinations(Jamaican Observer, 2011).
Explain the group’s perspective on facilitating with special need.
After various researches have done, on these special characteristics of a child. We realize the how sensitive this situation can be, and how much these gifted and talented children can offer to the society’s future . As a result, we strongly believe that children like Webster and Ra should be taken out of the regular education system and placed in an environment that caters to the needs of the gifted and talented. We acknowledged that some of the children may indeed be gifted and would do better if special provisions were made for them. On the other hand, we understand that the government may not be able to take on such a responsibility given its financial constraints. As recent ads in the Jamaican Observer states that, "We are barely able to attend to the needs of children at the other end of
The prevalence of giftedness and talented in our Jamaican children is indeed rare to Jamaican society. Not every day a gifted and talented child is born. But when they do they are highly recognized by the government, hence, the media will track their progress for a period of time.
For example the accomplishments of 10-year-old Gianluca Webster, a grade five student of Old Harbour Primary School who earned a grade one in Human and Social Biology, and the 12-year-old home-schooled Kuti Ra who passed six subjects and will be entering high school this year, are extraordinary considering that the exams are usually sat at the end of high school,(Jamaican Observer ,Sunday, September 04, 2011)
Twelve-year-old Kuti Ra delivered a coup when he bagged six CSEC subjects at this year’s sitting of the CSEC examinations (Jamaican Observer, 2011)
Ten-year-old Gianluca Webster and his dad Corporal Michael Webster after the boy copped a distinction in Human & Social Biology in this year’s sitting of the CSEC examinations(Jamaican Observer, 2011).
Explain the group’s perspective on facilitating with special need.
After various researches have done, on these special characteristics of a child. We realize the how sensitive this situation can be, and how much these gifted and talented children can offer to the society’s future . As a result, we strongly believe that children like Webster and Ra should be taken out of the regular education system and placed in an environment that caters to the needs of the gifted and talented. We acknowledged that some of the children may indeed be gifted and would do better if special provisions were made for them. On the other hand, we understand that the government may not be able to take on such a responsibility given its financial constraints. As recent ads in the Jamaican Observer states that, "We are barely able to attend to the needs of children at the other end of