Description
Why do some gifted children underachieve? Why does underachievement present differently in different children, and how can teachers help them overcome the underachievement hurdle? Join Lisa Van Gemert, former teacher, administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa to explore underachievement’s definition, root causes, and classroom interventions.
In this 1-hour course you will discover:
- How underachievement is defined
- The causes of underachievement
- Interventions for underachievement
Chad – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
Good infromation presented
Joel – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –
VEry informative review.
Adriana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Brought up very good points
Nayla – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I really found this course helpful to help my underachievers.
John – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting, it made me think differently about underachievement.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course.
Tonya – Region 17 (verified owner) –
This course was helpful in causing me to re-evaluate and consider how I, as the teacher, may be creating an atmosphere that causes some underachievement.
John – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Good information and reinforced what I knew and thought I knew.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
kathya – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Colleen – BENJAMIN LOGAN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Lots of information very quickly (but good!)
Shelley – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Good interventions
David – Los Angeles Unified School District (verified owner) –
Great primer on underachievement with insights I hadn’t heard before
Paula – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Very good information.
Adriana – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Great course.
Ethan – SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Lisa is very knowledgeable and I always learn something new, or gain a new perspective.
Allen – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course explasins why some students don’t try or perform as high as you think they should.
Florinda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was great. Many times we may think that they child is lazy and are being underachievers. We can look at what may work better for them so that they can work at their potential.
Elizabeth – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Love her courses!
zoraida – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
good training
Ernesto – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
I think that this was a helpful course