CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

Keynote Speaker : Francoys Gagne

AS MOSES SAID: "THOU SHALT GROUP. . .FULLTIMELY!"

Guess what? The keynote speaker will talk about ability grouping. Guess what again? He will try to promote that administrative measure as an inescapable solution to adequately answer the educational needs of talented students. He will argue essentially that most regular classroom teachers do not offer proper enrichment to their talented students. He will explain why they cannot, why it has been proven a Omission impossible¹! He will survey all the arguments in favor of fulltime grouping. Still, that controversial question has probably more Onaysayers¹ than supporters. What major arguments do opponents bring forth? What can supporters answer? These will be the main questions addressed - and some more.