Most of us agree that underachievement is a challenge for educators, but we differ on how we define underachievement and strategies to raise academic performance. Join us as we rethink how we define underachievement and how we can reverse poor student performance.

Follow: @jimdelisle3 @runnin26 @ASCD @bamradionetworkDr. James R. Delisle has taught gifted children and those who work on their behalf for more than 39 years. He retired from Kent State University in 2008 after 25 years of service there as a distinguished professor of special education. He is the author of Doing Poorly on Purpose: Strategies to Reverse Underachievement and Respect Student Dignity. Rachael George is the principal of Sandy Grade School in the Oregon Trail School District and an ASCD Emerging Leader.