PEAC - For Students Online Course
What makes people great?
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 Beethoven |
J K Rowling |
Albert Einstein |
- WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON?
- WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN COMMON WITH THESE PEOPLE?
INTRODUCTION
A group of community members and school district personnel are concerned that high ability students in your town are not getting the best possible education in high school. They are considering starting a magnet school, or a school strictly for talented students, which will provide them with a chance for learning more in a specific area.
As potential future students at the Magnet School, you are being asked to examine the lives and backgrounds of people who are considered to be geniuses in their areas of expertise. Your job is to look for anything these people have in common that could be part of the new school's curriculum.
Is it possible that all of them have a common characteristic? Is academic or intellectual giftedness enough? Or, could there be something about their education that was similar? Why are these people special?
INSTRUCTIONS
You should continue on to the next stage which is the TASK you can navigate the site using the "Next" and "Previous" text located at the bottom of the page.
The Process page is the where you will find instructions and activities.
White Writing: you should read everything written in white as these are your instructions.
Green Writing: indicates an activity that you should complete to help you with your research.
Links: these will take you to explanations, activities and graphic organisers to help you. Always follow a link.
Use your navigation buttons or the BACK button on your web browser to navigate the site.