Lions, tigers and bunnies: exceptional children in America's schools. Issue 10 (21st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kreamelmeyer, Kathleen
• Is Part Of: Disability & society. Volume 35:Issue 10(2020)
• Page Start: 1693
• Page End: 1697
• Publication Date: 2020-10-21
• Subjects: Exceptionalities -- late bloomers -- mixed classrooms; People with disabilities -- Periodicals; People with disabilities -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Special education -- Periodicals; Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; 362.4
• DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2020.1768055
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0968-7599

Abstract

Abstract: Exceptional students who struggle in school sometimes come into their own later in life. These late bloomers are frequently pigeonholed into specific ability groups during their academic career, often stifling their educational growth and perceived self-worth. Children can flourish in classrooms with peers who represent a spectrum of academic abilities, not just those like themselves. They should be given the chance to do so.