"A Nation Deceived" (2004) documents the benefits of acceleration for gifted children. Supported by this groundbreaking research, acceleration has come into focus on the national scene. Our society seems concerned with making education "fair." What we need to realize is that fair does not mean the same for all. In fact, that would be very…

Research has found that teachers' objections to accelerating gifted students are mainly based on a fear that acceleration will lead to social or emotional damage. Ironically, it is the academic and emotional maturity which characterizes intellectually gifted students, coupled with their high levels of academic achievement, which makes them such…

Through the voices of alumnae, the Program for the Exceptionally Gifted (PEG) at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, is profiled. PEG offers adolescent gifted girls the opportunity to attend an innovative college for women and to complete college when their peers are graduating from high school. (CR)