| Why Should Gifted Education Be Supported?
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Why Should Gifted Education Be Supported?
This question is often asked in a confrontational manner by those who believe that gifted individuals do not need special educational provisions. Some sincerely feel that truly gifted children will remain gifted and fulfill their educational needs on their own. Others feel that if teachers are doing their job, the gifted should be able to get by without . . . more
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| Author : National Association for Gifted Children
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Created : 17 May 2002
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| Does Anyone Know this Child?
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The Gifted Child.
This is often the child that bring both parents and teachers to despair. On the one hand they can be exciting and exhilarating to talk to and work with.On the other hand they can equally be frustrating. Living and working with these children can be exhausting. The gifted child can be reasoning as a 12 year old one moment and the next acting as a 7 year old which is their chro . . . more
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| Author : Glenys Stanton
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Created : 16 Feb 2002
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| A Letter to Gifted Children.
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A letter to gifted children.
It isn�t easy being different. We are taught that it is bragging to say�or even think�that we might be smarter than other people. Doesn�t everyone have gifts? Yes, everyone on the planet is a gift to humanity. Being gifted does not mean being better than anyone else. So what does giftedness mean?
To me, the gift in giftedness is the potential to make this . . . more
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| Author : Linda Silverman
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Created : 23 Mar 2002
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| Classroom Problems with Gifted/Creative Children
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Classroom Problems with Gifted/Creative Children
Creative Trait : : Theoretical and abstract
Classroom Problem:: Ignores stressed data in assignments. Hands in "unneat" work.
Creative Trait : : Independent, Inventive (non-conforming)
Classroom Problem:: Resists teacher chosen assignments far beyond requirements to the exclusion of others.
Creative Trait :: Sensitive
Classroom . . . more
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| Author : Marcella R. Bonsall
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Created : 12 Mar 2002
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| You Can Tell You're the Parent of a Gifted Child When:
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| Author : contributed by Keisa Kay
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Created : 21 Feb 2002
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| Identifying Gifted Students.
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| The general approach to identification has changed over the past few decades with this partly reflecting the change in definitions of giftedness, and even of intelligence. Some have argued intelligence is no better defined that as what intelligence tests measure. This is not the case - the words intelligence and intelligent have meaning in common communication, and are generally understood along t . . . more
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| Author : David Farmer
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Created : 15 Feb 2002
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| The History of Gifted and Talented Education in New Zealand
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History of Gifted Education in New Zealand.
Gifted and talented children have interested and intrigued people since the beginning of time. History provides us with many examples of how different societies identified and nurtured the exceptional abilities of their young people. Of course, the specific abilities targeted for special treatment varied from society to society and from one era to . . . more
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| Author : Working Party
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Created : 09 Feb 2002
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| Working Party Report on Gifted and Talented.
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Hon Trevor Mallard
Minister of Education
Part Two: Working Party Report
Vision for New Zealand's Gifted and Talented Children
All children have a right to an education that acknowledges and respects their individuality and that offers them maximum opportunities to develop their strengths and abilities. Gifted and talented children will flourish in a society that acknowledges and respects . . . more
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| Author : Working Party.
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Created : 09 Feb 2002
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| The Stress of Being Gifted and Talented.
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The Stress of Being Gifted and Talented
John Krienke
Symptoms of overwhelming stress
Along with the usual stressors of childhood and growing up, gifted kids have unique dilemmas which can increase their stress. They may find it difficult to accept their gifts and talents along with their limitations. They may become aware that they are "different" at the same time they are developing a st . . . more
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| Author : John Krienke
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Created : 18 Jan 2002
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