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ERIC Number: EJ664198
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
More Than One Definition of "Exceptional."
Reeder, Jan
English Journal, v92 n4 p54-56 Mar 2003
Notes that because each student is unique, there is no way to address exceptional students as a group. Relates a story of a student who embraced academics for a short time, with a great negative impact on his social life. Concludes teachers should focus on being "exceptional" themselves. (PM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Risk Students, Secondary Education, Social Life, Student Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: Teaching for Exceptionality.