The Roeper School

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Facets on the Gem

      • Don Ambrose

      Pages 3-17

3. The History and Philosophy of the School

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Constancy and Change in Progressive Education

      • Michele Kane

      Pages 21-41

   3. The Roeper Philosophy

      • George Roeper, Annemarie Roeper

      Pages 43-50

   4. Growing Deep Community Roots

      • Cathy Wilmers

      Pages 51-55

   5. Empowering the Gifted and Intense Child

      • Emery Pence

      Pages 57-67

   6. “The Most Exciting Meetings”

      • Denita Banks-Sims

      Pages 69-77

   7. Nurturing the Gifted Child or Developing Talent? Resolving a Paradox

      • David Yun Dai

      Pages 79-97

   8. In Their Own Words

      • Susannah Nichols

      Pages 99-105

   9. How is Roeper Different?

      • Dylan Bennett

      Pages 107-109

   10. Roeper Alumni Reflect on Lasting Lessons

       • Marcia Ruff

       Pages 111-122

   11. A Personal Tale of Development and Growth

       • Tracy L. Cross

       Pages 123-128

4. Curriculum and Programs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129

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   2. Differentiation in Action

      • Joyce Vantassel-Baska

      Pages 131-144

   3. An Interdisciplinary Journey

      • Wendy Mayer

      Pages 145-151

   4. Social Justice in an Early Childhood Classroom

      • Nancy B. Hertzog, Megan A. Ryan, Nick Gillon

      Pages 153-169

   5. A View From the Preschool Classroom

      • Colleen Shelton

      Pages 171-173

   6. Standards And Balanced Assessments

      • Susan K. Johnsen

      Pages 175-192

How can we design schools that energetically promote intellectual development while also attending to the social, emotional, and ethical growth of students? In today’s frenzied climate of accountability driven school reform it is difficult to establish anything more than achievement of superficial knowledge and skill. Fortunately, there is a vibrant example of holistic, student-centered education that engenders dynamic, multidimensional student growth. The Roeper School enables students to develop strong intrinsic motivation as they discover aspirations and develop talents consistent with those aspirations. Simultaneously, from a very young age students take considerable responsibility for their own actions and for the processes that go on in their school. Following the Roeper philosophy each student generates a long-term sense of purposeful direction, a strong sense of intrapersonal awareness, impressive creative and critical thinking skills, and a finely tuned sense of ethical responsibility. Upon graduation Roeper students are well prepared to find or create highly productive niches in the world of work and rewarding personal lives while serving as mature, ethical citizens of a complex, 21st-century, globalized society. This book includes descriptions of the multidimensional education the Roeper School provides. The perspectives in the volume are diverse, coming from leading researchers and theorists in the field of gifted education as well as teachers, administrators, alumni, and current students from the school itself. Overall, the book provides a beacon of hope for 21st-century education.

• Emotional development
• Ethics
• Gifted education
• Social development
• Student centered

• Rider University, Lawrenceville, USA

  Don Ambrose

• The University of Montana, Missoula, USA

  Bharath Sriraman

• College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, USA

  Tracy L. Cross

Policies and ethics