The Problem with Gifted Programs – Download

Many gifted programs are built around identifying high performers and giving them harder work—but that doesn’t automatically develop stronger learners. This resource shows why “gifted” is often a label we apply after the fact, and how Learnership helps schools redesign gifted programs so students keep growing when learning gets hard.

• Reframe the real problem: why performance-based identification can cap growth and unintentionally reinforce inequity.
• Shift the design: move from “more/harder/faster” to deliberately building Learnership (Learning Zone engagement, effective effort, mistakes, feedback, Habits of Mind).
• Upgrade your program blueprint: practical guidance to redesign extension so capability becomes the outcome—not the entry requirement.

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