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'''Mara Sapon-Shevin''' is a [[professor]] of [[Inclusive classroom|inclusive education]] at [[Syracuse University]]. |
'''Mara Sapon-Shevin''' is a [[professor]] of [[Inclusive classroom|inclusive education]] at [[Syracuse University]]. |
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She is a critic of [[gifted education]]<ref>Sapon-Shevin, M: Playing Favorites: Gifted Education and the Disruption of Community, State University of New York Press.</ref> and turned down an offer of a place for her daughter in a gifted education program on the grounds that "I would never have wanted to raise a child who thought that she was better or smarter than other people".<ref>Cadzow, Jane: "[http://about.theage.com.au/view_award.asp?intid=105 Who's a clever kid, then?]", [[The Age]], October 2005</ref> She is also an advocate against bullying, especially bullying against perceived or actual members of the LGBT community. |
She is a critic of [[gifted education]]<ref>Sapon-Shevin, M: Playing Favorites: Gifted Education and the Disruption of Community, State University of New York Press.</ref> and turned down an offer of a place for her daughter in a gifted education program on the grounds that "I would never have wanted to raise a child who thought that she was better or smarter than other people".<ref>Cadzow, Jane: "[http://about.theage.com.au/view_award.asp?intid=105 Who's a clever kid, then?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020081828/http://www.about.theage.com.au/view_award.asp?intid=105 |date=2006-10-20 }}", [[The Age]], October 2005</ref> She is also an advocate against bullying, especially bullying against perceived or actual members of the LGBT community. |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20010610giftedmainnewreg2.asp What's best for the brightest? - an article on the debate about gifted education, where Mara Sapon-Shevin is quoted] |
*[http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20010610giftedmainnewreg2.asp What's best for the brightest? - an article on the debate about gifted education, where Mara Sapon-Shevin is quoted] |
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*[http://about.theage.com.au/view_award.asp?intid=105 Who's a clever kid, then? - another article on gifted education, citing her] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061020081828/http://www.about.theage.com.au/view_award.asp?intid=105 Who's a clever kid, then? - another article on gifted education, citing her] |
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Revision as of 12:58, 1 June 2017
Mara Sapon-Shevin is a professor of inclusive education at Syracuse University.
She is a critic of gifted education[1] and turned down an offer of a place for her daughter in a gifted education program on the grounds that "I would never have wanted to raise a child who thought that she was better or smarter than other people".[2] She is also an advocate against bullying, especially bullying against perceived or actual members of the LGBT community.
Books
- Playing Favorites: Gifted Education and the Disruption of Community, ISBN 0-7914-1980-0
- Because We Can Change the World: A Practical Guide To Building Cooperative, Inclusive Classroom Communities, ISBN 0-205-17489-2
- Widening the Circle : The Power of Inclusive Classrooms, ISBN 0-8070-3280-8
See also
References
- ^ Sapon-Shevin, M: Playing Favorites: Gifted Education and the Disruption of Community, State University of New York Press.
- ^ Cadzow, Jane: "Who's a clever kid, then? Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine", The Age, October 2005
External links
- What's best for the brightest? - an article on the debate about gifted education, where Mara Sapon-Shevin is quoted
- Who's a clever kid, then? - another article on gifted education, citing her
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