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Lack of teacher understanding regarding gifted education and identification of gifted students.

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Lack of teacher understanding regarding gifted education and identification of gifted students.

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I feel that this group in particular danger of underperformance as the rigidity of the school system starts to disengage them.

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I feel that this group in particular danger of underperformance as the rigidity of the school system starts to disengage them.

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To ensure motivation/love of learning doesn't drop off due to lack of challenge for individuals and allow them to reach their potential to benefit society

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To ensure motivation/love of learning doesn't drop off due to lack of challenge for individuals and allow them to reach their potential to benefit society

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Focus on supporting students at the bottom end 

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Focus on supporting students at the bottom end 

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Increase engagement and see exactly what incredible knowledge our student already have and can share with their peers

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Increase engagement and see exactly what incredible knowledge our student already have and can share with their peers

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to set them up for success through their schooling - so they keep their love for learning and curiosity

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to set them up for success through their schooling - so they keep their love for learning and curiosity

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Lack of teacher understanding regarding gifted education and identification of gifted students.

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Lack of teacher understanding regarding gifted education and identification of gifted students.

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Environmental factors, access to opportunities and experiences

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Environmental factors, access to opportunities and experiences

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Not all gifted students learn the same way

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Students are conditioned to conform at school after years of learning what doesn't interest them.

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To enable those students to develop and progress forward in their learning.

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To help students to achieve their full potential. Students have different strengths and if it’s expanded it would be beneficial for both individuals and society.

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Concerns about social-emotional development - the notion that children are 'too young' to be accelerated and need to be with their age peers.

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Concerns about social-emotional development - the notion that children are 'too young' to be accelerated and need to be with their age peers.

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To encourage the love of learning and challenge

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Teachers not understanding the impact of ignoring gifted students 

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Teachers not understanding the impact of ignoring gifted students 

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Time and assessment requirements. There is also a heavy politicisation of curriculum that makes it difficult to provide freedom and choice.

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Time and assessment requirements. There is also a heavy politicisation of curriculum that makes it difficult to provide freedom and choice.

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student efficacy - see themselves as a change makers 

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student efficacy - see themselves as a change makers 

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To establish engagement in learning and develop a life long love of learning.

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To establish engagement in learning and develop a life long love of learning.

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To reinforce the love of learning.

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To engage their interests and to support their motivation for learning and being curious about their world

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To be able to meaningfully include all students in a learning experience at their level/ability.

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There is a greater focus on ensuring students are passing and differentiating for students of lower-ability

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Its important because this group is at risk of becoming disengaged.

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Its important because this group is at risk of becoming disengaged.

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to build confidence in accepting challenges 

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to build confidence in accepting challenges 

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Environmental factors - inability to access experiences and opportunities

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Environmental factors - inability to access experiences and opportunities

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I think it is so important for us to engage students early and foster a love of learning. Too many students are dis-engaged or exhibiting challenging behaviour because the curriculum is not differentiated to foster success and interest.

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To provide opportunity to reach potential and to have choices for their future that provides a happy and fullfilled life

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So that these students are able to continue to develop their giftedness at an engaging pace and not get left behind.

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They all come to school with different experiences and levels of knowledge. Easy to become bored and disengaged if they're not experiencing something new.

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They all come to school with different experiences and levels of knowledge. Easy to become bored and disengaged if they're not experiencing something new.

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 Students are developing their learner profile so the more differentiated activities we can provide the more the students can feel engaged, excited and successful.

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 Students are developing their learner profile so the more differentiated activities we can provide the more the students can feel engaged, excited and successful.

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Their gifts can be varied and in different learning areas.

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teacher understanding of giftedness, teachers overwhelmed with existing workload so don't have time to think about gifties - learners on the lower end and behaviour needs take priority

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teacher understanding of giftedness, teachers overwhelmed with existing workload so don't have time to think about gifties - learners on the lower end and behaviour needs take priority

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encourage that inquisitive nature toward the love of learning. Keep gifted learners motivated in the education systems - we 'do' have something to offer them.  

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encourage that inquisitive nature toward the love of learning. Keep gifted learners motivated in the education systems - we 'do' have something to offer them.  

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environmental + curriculum + time for planning constraints

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environmental + curriculum + time for planning constraints

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Time and teachers’ lack of knowledge how to differentiate for this cohort

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students lose the drive to excel due to environmental and social pressures - workload vs social

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Lack of teacher acceptance of gifted education, lack of teacher understanding, lack of teacher time

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Some students are not given the opportunities to develop their creativity. Some teachers feel that they don't have the time to steer away from the rigid curriculum especially in the senior setting.

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Allow them to stay engaged and work with like minded peers

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Allow them to stay engaged and work with like minded peers

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The restriction of the Australian Curriculum

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The restriction of the Australian Curriculum

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Teachers being stretched between extreme ability levels in a classroom. Supporting lower students is funded and seems to be valued more.

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Individually, gifted students deserve to be fulfilled just like other students. For society, they can provide benefits through their later contributions to society. They can also become leaders who bring other students and colleagues up with them if nurtured appropriately.

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To foster a love for learning amd an innate desire to be a life long learner

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To foster a love for learning amd an innate desire to be a life long learner

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Lack of time to fully develop planning for G&T students

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Lack of time to fully develop planning for G&T students

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Difficulties with timetabling.

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Gifted learners need stimulation to develop. this will encourage a love for learning.

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Gifted learners need stimulation to develop. this will encourage a love for learning.

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It's important because education should be for all not just aiming for the middle ground

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It's important because education should be for all not just aiming for the middle ground

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Ss may not value their giftedness based on lack of opportunities/ exposure 

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Ss may not value their giftedness based on lack of opportunities/ exposure 

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To foster a lifelong love of learning and to develop their metacognition. Encourage them to take ownership over their own learning pathway.

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To foster a lifelong love of learning and to develop their metacognition. Encourage them to take ownership over their own learning pathway.

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lack of training as well as teachers feeling overloaded

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Lack of teacher training in the effective practices to differentiate for all learners.

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lack of teacher understanding of what giftedness is.

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lack of teacher understanding of what giftedness is.

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mandated curriculum pressures

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Keep the students engaged and interested. School should not be boring! 

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Keep the students engaged and interested. School should not be boring! 

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To allow students to turn their gifts into talent and achieve their potential. The students can thrive and engage successfully in their learning throughout their educational journey.

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To allow students to turn their gifts into talent and achieve their potential. The students can thrive and engage successfully in their learning throughout their educational journey.

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to maintain motivation and support students in developing critical and creative thinking in a way that speaks to them

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to maintain motivation and support students in developing critical and creative thinking in a way that speaks to them

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establish engagement and curiosity

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Benefits include working towards the ultimate goal of becoming a genius in a particular field. There is also the individual benefit of emotional satisfaction through achievement

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Benefits include working towards the ultimate goal of becoming a genius in a particular field. There is also the individual benefit of emotional satisfaction through achievement

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This enables students to achieve success and to be challenged. This fuels their curiosity and will spur them on to continue developing a love of learning

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This enables students to achieve success and to be challenged. This fuels their curiosity and will spur them on to continue developing a love of learning

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To ensure they are engaged, challenged, enjoying their learning, successful at school, prepared for beyond school, empowered to be change makers. They have a right to have a teaching and learning program that meets their needs!! If only we could get school admin's to feel the same :)   

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To ensure they are engaged, challenged, enjoying their learning, successful at school, prepared for beyond school, empowered to be change makers. They have a right to have a teaching and learning program that meets their needs!! If only we could get school admin's to feel the same :)   

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Teacher capability and time and resources to implement

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Teacher knowledge of a child’s gifted profile 

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Teacher knowledge of a child’s gifted profile 

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Sheer class size and the difficulty in providing such varied differentiation is time consuming for 'time poor' teachers. 

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Sheer class size and the difficulty in providing such varied differentiation is time consuming for 'time poor' teachers. 

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Packed curriculum, summative assessment requirements, social/emotional need to be with same-aged peers

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They deserve to be given opportunities to learn just as others have this opportunity. There is no advantage in gifted learners being bored or under-stimulated in the school setting.
Individual benefits - students are engaged, not disruptive, proud of their abilities, talents, achievements.

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A mindset that expects students to meet the teacher where they are rather than the teacher meeting the students where the student is.

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In senior the syllabus requirements are very rigid in terms of content

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In senior the syllabus requirements are very rigid in terms of content

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Lack of teacher knowledge and understanding - lack of time to plan and work with colleagues around developing pedagogy.

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The curriculum is so rigid that it doesn't give educators time for differentiation to provide learners with opportunity to explore.

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The curriculum is so rigid that it doesn't give educators time for differentiation to provide learners with opportunity to explore.

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All students, including gifted students, should be able to learn when they are at school, rather than "treading water" while others catch up.

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All students, including gifted students, should be able to learn when they are at school, rather than "treading water" while others catch up.

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Time, curricula constraints, too many students and not enough manpower

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Time, curricula constraints, too many students and not enough manpower

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Large class sizes and limited Teacher/ School Officer/ additional support.

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To maintain student engagement and reach potential.

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Environmental factors - access to opportunities and experiences. Also social pressure influencing choices. 

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Environmental factors - access to opportunities and experiences. Also social pressure influencing choices. 

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Teachers lack the confidence and ability to adequately differentiate. Working with the assumption that differentiation is complex, time poor teachers stick to 'teaching to the middle' to ensure they can cover curriculum and prepare students for assessment in a crowded curriculum.

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Lack of teacher knowledge and understanding. 

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Lack of teacher knowledge and understanding. 

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Lack of time. The 'triage-ification' of teaching. 

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Lack of time. The 'triage-ification' of teaching. 

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Lack of understanding of child’s potential.

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Lack of time in the curriculum as well as knowledge as to how differentiation can be implemented

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Lack of time in the curriculum as well as knowledge as to how differentiation can be implemented

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Knowledge and understanding of the Executive - need to drive and lead differentiation 

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Knowledge and understanding of the Executive - need to drive and lead differentiation 

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time restraints, extra resourcing

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Too much focus on common assessment tasks

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Too much focus on common assessment tasks