Will, Emma (SEN)
From:	Peter Yager [pkyager@newcastle.net.au]
Sent:	Sunday, 11 March 2001 10:35 PM
To:	eet.sen@aph.gov.au
Subject:	Submission to Senate Committee of Inquiry into the Education of Gifted and Talented Children
eet.sen@aph.gov.au

Senate Committee of Inquiry into the Education of Gifted and Talented
Children: Submission

Name:
Peter Yager

Postal Address:
10 Capp Street
TELARAH   NSW   2320

Questionnaire:

1.  Does your child have access to an appropriate education? Y/N  [ Y ]

2.  Do you feel that regular teachers at your school have the training that
is needed to
teach gifted children? Y/N  [ N ]

3.  Part of the government's strategy for the education of gifted and
talented students is
that: `After 1995 all schools, where feasible, should seek to employ at
least one
teacher who has training in the education of gifted and talented students.'
Are any of
the teachers at your school trained in the education of gifted and talented
students?
Y/N  [ N ]

4.  How many teachers at your school appear to understand the academic,
social, and
emotional needs of the gifted child? A = No teachers   B = Some teachers  C
= All
teachers [ B,  one teacher out of a staff of ten ]

5. How many teachers at your school are approachable with respect to gifted
issues? A
= No teachers   B = Some teachers  C = All teachers [ B ]

6.  Does your school use a procedure to identify students of high potential?
Y/N  [ N ]

7.  Is it common for gifted children in your school to receive a curriculum
that is
different from the non-gifted students in the classroom? Y/N  [ N ]

8.  Is accelerated progression through grades an option for gifted students
at your
school? Y/N  [ N ]

9.  Which subject(s) are taught using ability grouping? A = None   B = Math
C =
Reading   D = Other   E = More than one subject [ C ]

10.  Does your school provide mentorships for gifted studnets? Y/N  [ N ]

11.  Do you believe that your gifted child's education has been damaging to
his/her
social and emotional well-being? Y/N  [ N ]

12.  Please indicate which of the following you believe would assist gifted
children in
your school:

a)  All teacher qualifications should include training in the education of
gifted and
talented students Y/N  [ Y ]

b)  Implementing a procedure to identify students of high potential Y/N
[ Y ]

c)  Ability grouping in regular classes Y/N  [ Y ]

d)  Allowing accelerated progression through the grades Y/N  [ Y ]

e)  Compacting curriculum within regular classes Y/N  [ Y ]

f)  Providing mentorships for gifted students Y/N  [ Y ]

g)  Special classes for gifted children to allow compacting of curriculum
and
enrichment opportunities Y/N  [ N ]

h)  Extra funding for gifted education  [Y]

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