European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazines a pm Wei by  Dyroff weight mouse and tog Date before sending a through a Man to study caffeine effects at part of ninth Grade physical sciences class in Wartburg Germany. Dodds Broadens learning processor talented and gifted by Dave Walczak education writer Merican High school students overseas Are extending the boundaries of the iraditionar1 classroom under a learning program introduced iwo years ago. Their Elloris Are part of the Renzulli Model of study which identities the talented and  adoption or the concept by department of Der tense dependents schools came in response to a discussion within the system on what program was Best suited Lor gilted students the plan is named for Joseph re Vulli. An educational psychologist Ai the University o Connecticut Renzulli argues Hal up to 20 percent of a school s students show Gill Odness in at least one academic area. He says these students grasp concepts quickly leaving Lime for enrichment activities where they can display creativity Renzuli x concept Broadens the traditional base of gilled education through a triad concept involving every student. So called Type i activities such As guest lectures and displays Are open to All students. Type ii and Iii activities Are limited to Talent Pool students. Type ii activities Provido research skills needed Lor Type til projects. Type Fol activities Cap he program those individualized projects can include any academic area science projects end poetry and both projects All under the Type in heading. That s the Point of the whole program said Barbara Glover coordinator of the talented and gifted tag program at Wiesbaden High school. We re looking to Gal As Many kids As possible into Lype Iii activities identifying which students tall under Ron Zulius gifted concept is left to tag specialists grades test scores recommendations by parents and leaches and sell referrals air taken into account to Doler Mimno a school s Talent  for which special classes am scheduled Ray Esack tag specialist at Wei Nickon High school supports Talent Pool classes which include More non graded activities honors classes Heve meant you get a whole lot More of the same old stuff he said. Kids Wise up fast. Thoy say Why should i read 40 books when i can read 20 books and Slit get an a " All work for honors classes is graded tag specialist Mary below said she found Tho same situation at Wurzburg. Students were not taking honors courses because it was too much work. It was affecting their Grade Point averages. They wore asking Why do i have to do Mora work to get the same diploma As Iha hid Over Uherc " Talent Pool students Al Wurzburg High give Tho program High Marks. We do things a lot faster and arc tested a lot harder said Bobby stale 15. Who takes English and biology triad classes. We want that Challenge i Don t like everyday things said Jim Ronald Ono sunday april 12. 1987 of Slaley s classmates. We adjust to doing extra things like in biology where we re interbreeding plants As a part of a  grafting Renzuli e Model onto a High school curriculum has taken a variety of turns within Dodds. At we Brucken honors courses have been abandoned in favor of Talent Pool courses. Wiesbaden High school oilers both Talent Pool and honors classes. Some schools like ram Stem. Olfer honors courses but no specific courses Lor Talent Pool students. A lot of the students say. Just Tell me what you wan me to study sol Rne Toko a Lent Bui we want Horn to do something  below said. For a lot of them that s  Renzulli s program functions Best Al larger High schools. Whal arc you going to do when you offer a Talent poo class and Only eight students want it asked Lucky Moore director of Munich High school s talented and gifted program. There s no Way a principal or school is going to allocate the stall necessary to support that Small a class " David Craig who teaches physics to nine students at Liny bad Kreuz Nach High school said the tag program has forced him to alter his lesson plans drastically. Six of the Nino students Are pulled out of the class every week Todo tag wort Fie said. I flon 1 know what they do but it has nothing to do with  Mike Shelley who directs tag specialists in the Germany Region said better communication Between them and classroom teachers would help to solve such scheduling prob items Mote stories on pages 14-151 the stars and stripes Paga 13