SES Underachievers

 I chose to highlight this week an article on SES underachievers. There were lots of articles and resources to choose from. The one that I have selected is titled Underachievement Among Gifted Minority Students: Problems and Promises.

The link is included here. 
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/e544.html

I thought that this article was unique among others that I viewed because not only addresses SES underachievers, but it talks about SES underachievers who are also gifted. Though this article may focus a bit more on gifted underachievers, with only a portion of the article talking about the SES factor. This article just seemed to hold my attention so much better than other articles I viewed. I think this is because when thinking about things that could hinder the the learning of gifted children I never really thought about the family related factors as much, which includes socioeconomic status.

This article also focuses more specifically on the African American population of gifted underachievers, which I also thought was interesting. Here is one of the interesting points of the article I thought was noteworthy.

Websites:

Ford, D. Y., & Antoinette, T. (n.d.). Underachievement Among Gifted Minority Students: Problems and Promises. Retrieved from http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/e544.html