When you first hear the term, “exceptional learner, what comes to mind? What do you remember from your childhood experiences from preschool through high school?

When you first hear the term, “exceptional learner, what comes to mind?  What do you remember from your childhood experiences from preschool through high school?  Please use no names, but you can refer to particular classmates and share ways they were different.  Did they stand out in the classroom – why?  Were they accepted by the other children- how do you know?  Did you play with all children equally?  How were children who were different than you get treated by the other children and adults?  Were they in your classroom all day, pulled out by another teacher part of the day, etc.?  What did you wonder?  Please be as specific as possible, yet remember not to betray any confidences.

When working on the discussion forums, please base your responses on your reading of the lecture, the articles, web links and videos.  Your original, reflective post is due by Wednesday at midnight (unless otherwise noted).  Then respond to at least three of your classmates’ responses.  All responses are due by Sunday at midnight.  Please participate on the discussion board throughout the week.  Ideally you will participate at least twice M-F and once on the weekend.