This casual linkage has enabled a range of speculations on the possibly 'perverse' market relations between writing programs and the publishing industry. According to the reported commentary of novelists, publishers and academics, it would seem the literary field is caught between two contradictory currents: although the economic viability of Australian literary titles appears under pressure, there is booming demand for university courses in creative writing. Over the last decade several Australian broadsheet newspapers have run numerous articles on the state of literary publishing, providing a rare opportunity for academic debate to enter the public arena. The incidence of bullying amongst this population was high, as was the appearance of co-existing anxiety disorders. The participants were children aged between 9 and 16 years, many of whom had multiple disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, sensory and auditory processing deficits, and ADHD, to name a few. What are their experiences in school and outside school, and what are the implications for educators? This research is concerned with the participation and equity of gifted children with disability, within the social structures where their lives are lived. This presentation will expound the PhD research findings from a current Griffith University study, investigating the lived experiences of children identified as twice exceptional.
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The majority of research into twice-exceptionality has been carried out in North America where empirical research has focused on academic achievement, intervention and classroom strategies for the twice-exceptional, with a focus on addressing the needs of gifted students with learning disability rather than the full spectrum of twice-exceptionality as encompassing all disability, and that these individuals are children first and foremost. Research concerning the needs of twice-exceptional children in Australia is limited. Gifted children with disability need to work continuously in finding ways to situate themselves inside and outside the discursive categories of disability, giftedness and special needs, yet relatively little is known about how this occurs in relation to children who are twice exceptional. How we define these terms in education and how we differentiate instruction, will be briefly examined with a view to exploring equitable educational practices for these children. Through its eye-opening and inspiring stories, Dear Freedom Writer paints an unflinchingly honest portrait of today’s youth and offers a powerful message of perseverance, understanding, and hope.This presentation will examine the apparent paradoxical notion of children who are both gifted and have a disability, the twice exceptional. Writing with empathy and honesty, they answer these young people not with the platitudes of a politician or celebrity, but with the pragmatic advice of people who have dealt with these same issues and come out on the other side. Each story is answered with a letter of advice from an original Freedom Writer. In Dear Freedom Writer, the next generation of Freedom Writers shares their struggles with abuse, racism, discrimination, poverty, mental health, imposed borders, LGBTQIA+ identity, and police violence. They want to be heard they want to be seen. Their stories speak to young people who feel as if those around them do not care about their lives, their feelings, and their struggles. Together, they co-authored The Freedom Writers Diary, which launched a movement that remains incredibly relevant and impactful today.
Inspired by books like Anne Frank’s diary, her students began writing their own diaries, eventually dubbing themselves the Freedom Writers. Instead of treating them as scores on a test, she understood that each of them had a unique story to tell. Over twenty years ago, Erin Gruwell’s first-ever class of high school students in Long Beach, California was labeled “unteachable”-but she saw past that.
The students of today tell their stories of adversity and growth in letters to the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Freedom Writers Diary-featuring powerful responses from the original Freedom Writers.
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