Without appropriate action, school for so-called high-potential children can often result in boredom and bullying. But how should already stretched teachers respond? What is the best way to handle talented children – not only intellectually but also socially and emotionally?
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Margherita learnt to read when she was four; Amos is six and has memorised the names of all the dinosaurs and distances between planets. They are so-called high-potential children: they have IQs above 125, an advanced use of language, excellent memories, are very curious and have a level of comprehension that is more like that…
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Such bilingual establishments could provide the answer for many foreign workers who will soon be forced to educate their children in the local school system in Zurich. Canton Zurich has insisted on the measure to force better integration of the foreign population. In September of last year, the canton’s education department laid out the new…
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Multi-age learning in primary school
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At the same time, the children learn how to collaborate and benefit from the diverse age group. Launched in 2003-2004, some ten Swiss cantons and Liechtenstein now follow the “Basic Level” learning programme. (Christoph Balsiger and Stefania Summermatter, swissinfo.ch)
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