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- Volume 29
- Issue 3
- Publication Date: Summer 2006
Enhancing Culturally Diverse Males’ Scholar Identity: Suggestions for Educators of Gifted Students
Gilman W. Whiting
Juan recently tried out for the baseball team and made it; he also plays for the local YMCA. A look through his school records indicates that, in the third grade, he scored at the 98th percentile in math and 97th percentile in science on an achievement test. Juan had a high GPA (3.8) throughout elementary school. His grades began to fluctuate in middle school. As a ninth grader, he has an IQ that places him in the gifted range (132); however, his GPA is 2.9 and he does not participate in honors or AP classes. He does just enough not to fail classes. For the most part, he dislikes school; he says that he cannot compete with the “smart” students, so he does not bother. Instead, he has decided to put his energy into sports. Juan states, “I used to be smart. I’m not good in school. But, I can play ball, so that’s what I focus on.”
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