This document consists of the four 1999 issues of a quarterly newsletter publication on gifted education. Issues regularly include major articles, book reviews, announcements, and letters. The major articles in these issues are: "The Mathematically Gifted: Bridging the Gender Gap" (Lynn H. Fox and Janet F. Soller); "Parenting for Education: Underachievers Clash with Society's Norms" (Vivian W. Owens); "Using Poetry To Enrich the Sensibility of Gifted Children" (Michael E. Walters); "Hope and Help for the Gifted Who Are Learning Disabled" (Lynn H. Fox); "Further Uses of Quotations To Challenge Gifted Students" (Ross Butchart); "The Borders of Intelligence" (Howard Gardner); "Gifted Students + Laughter = Learning - Stress" (Dan Holt); "Extraordinary Education for Positively Extraordinary Persons" (Virgil S. Ward); "Why Gifted Students Should Read Historical Fiction: Two Current Lessons" (Michael E. Walters); and "The American Education System: A Look from the Inside" (Mikhail Pekker). (Individual articles contain references.) (DB)