Developing Talent in Young People - by Benjamin Bloom (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The dramatic findings of a ground-breaking study of 120 immensely talented individuals reveal astonishing new information on developing talent in young people.

- The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done
- Learning to Be a Concert Pianist
- One Concert Pianist
- The Development of Accomplished Sculptors
- The Development of Olympic Swimmers
- One Olympic Swimmer
- Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player
- The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians
- One Mathematician: "Hal Foster"
- Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist
- Phases of Learning
- Home Influences on Talent Development
- A Long-Term Commitment to Learning
- Generalizations About Talent Development