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The Australian National JASON Conference (ANJC) is an annual event designed for educators who plan to teach or co-ordinate the new JASON curriculum, Operation: Monster Storms in 2008.
As I ponder what is missing in so many educational settings, I am drawn to the little insights and joy of learning that children naturally have, through my 4 ½ year old son...
Silverman (1986) reported that the use of intelligence testing in discovering giftedness in females is enormously effective due to its sensitivity to developmental advancement, particularly in pre-school and primary-aged children. "When early test results are ignored or considered no longer valid in the upper grades, girls suffer" (p. 59).