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History of Gifted Education
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Horace Mann
Became Secretary of Massachusetts Board of Education and pushed for educational reform of the Common School. He was also passionate about teaching being a profession as well as the importance of teacher training programs. -
Binet and Simon Scale
Alfred Binet asked to help French government with a way to measure childrens' aptitude for success in school. Realizing that some children were higher level thinkers despite their ages created the first Intelligence Quotient test with help from Theodore Simon. -
Stanford-Binet
Henry Goddard introduces the Binet-Simon scale to America. Stanford University psychologist Lewis Terman, now considered the "Father" of Gifted Education, revises the French Binet-Simon scale and publishes the Stanford-Binet. -
Leta S. Hollingworth
Pioneered education of gifted children. Establishes Special Opportunity Class at Public School 165 in New York City. -
First textbook about gifted children published - Gifted Children: Their Nature and Nurture
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Launch of Satellite Sputnik
The Soviet Union launches first space satellite into orbit. There was a lot of pressure put on American schools to improve Math and Science performance. Including adding hands on labs in science classes. (Powell, Alvin. "How Sputnik Changed U.S. Education." Harvard Gazette. 11 Oct. 2007. Web. 3 Sept. 2014). -
Civil Rights Act passed
Equal opportunity law passed which includes equal opportunity in education. -
NRC
National Research Center for Gifted and Talented established at University of Connecticut. -
NCLB
No Child Left Behind reauthorization of ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) government's program for disadvantaged students.
