Gifted Education for Middle School Children A Parent’s Guide.

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Gifted Education for Middle School Children A Parent’s Guide

The principle goal of education is to create men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done. ---Jean Piaget---

What is Giftedness? Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm.

Bright or Gifted? A Bright Child: Knows the answers Is attentive Grasps meaning Enjoys peers Technician Good memorizer Enjoys school A Gifted Child: Asks the questions Is highly curious Draws inferences Enjoys adults Inventor Good guesser Enjoys learning

Identification Student Performance Teacher Observations and Recommendations Parent Nominations Self Nominations Test Scores

Types of Programs

What Can A Parent Do? Family Field Trips Play Games with Your Child Resources on the Web Join Parent Organizations Remember That Your Child Is Still A CHILD!

Field Trips Zoos Science Museums Museums Aquariums Planetarium

Games Monopoly Scrabble

Resources on the Web

Organizations on the Web