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Articles on Gifted Education for teachers, parents, and other educators. "Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented. Youths are usually identified as gifted by placing highly on certain standardized tests.

Advocates of gifted education argue that gifted and/or talented youth are so perceptually and intellectually above the mean, it is appropriate to pace their lessons more aggressively, track them into honors, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate courses, or otherwise provide educational enrichment.

They also claim that the needs of many gifted students are still neglected, as schools tend to place more emphasis on improving education for the youths on the other side of the spectrum. This may be an unintended consequence of the development of disability rights litigation, which some pundits argue has led to the disabled receiving more resources than the more-than-abled." Source: Wikipedia.

1: Hidden Gifts: What To Know So Your Child Isn't Overlooked (2.00/5)
by David Palmer, Ph.D. School's in session - and although most of their parents don't realize it, millions of early elementary age kids are being screened, tested, and sorted in an attempt to find those who need gifted education support services to flourish. While it may seem that gifted kids should be able to do well in any setting, parents, researchers, and specialists who advocate for this sometimes overlooked group point out that many of our brightest child minds become bored, frustra

2: How to Grade Skip - Part II (912.18/5)
By Donna Betancourt My daughter skipped kindergarten and high school. I ran into resistance from the school system and you will likely run into similar resistance if you try to grade skip your child. First, understand that school systems very rarely volunteer to grade skip a child. So, if you've heard of other kids who have been grade skipped, the skip was, more than likely initiated by his or her parents. School systems don't like to grade skip. They often prefer to package the kids by a

3: Should You Grade Skip Your Child? (5.00/5)
By Donna Betancourt Is your child bored in school? Does he need more advanced academics? Are you thinking that he needs to be put ahead a grade or two? Making the right decisions for your child can be a hair pulling, sleep losing, teeth gritting experience. Deciding to skip your child ahead is a difficult process because society doesn't like parents to take kids out of the 'traditional' way of doing things. Grade skipping is not for every kid, but absolutely essential for others. Is it the

4: All About Sophistry (Not Rated)
by Bruce Deitrick Price This article is offered as mental exercise for gifted students....During the second half of the 20th century, the following five sophistries were often taught at major universities as final truth. The reader should try to understand each sophistry enough to argue for its correctness, and then try to understand the refutation. -------------------------------------------------------------------Sophistry is alive and wellin contemporary thought First of all, don't















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