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Sayler, Michael F. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1999
This article traces the history of gifted education from multi-age grouping in the 19th and early 20th centuries to special schools and special classes for the gifted. It discusses the effects of the depression, Sputnik, the Marland Report, and the reform movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Direct linkTurner, Joy – Understanding Our Gifted, 2003
Tendencies of a gifted child include intense interests, remarkable memory, abstract thinking, wonderful sense of humor, verbal ability, perfectionism, sensitivity, and curiosity. Gifted children often are not well served by public education, where in some districts the definition of who is gifted has broadened to the extent that even special…
Descriptors: Special Programs, Gifted, Montessori Method, Academically Gifted
Delisle, James R. – Understanding Our Gifted, 2003
This article argues that the adoption of schoolwide enrichment options has resulted in the broadening of services to all children and a paucity of services for gifted children and that the theory of multiple intelligences has been used as a legitimate-sounding reason for administrators to dismiss gifted programs as superfluous. (Contains…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1994
Talent searches are discussed in this journal theme issue, with two feature articles and several recurring columns. "Talent Search: A Driving Force in Gifted Education," by Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, defines what a talent search is, how the Talent Search was developed by Dr. Julian Stanley at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Aptitude, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Gross, Miraca U. M. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1999
This article discusses the influence of political ideologies on the development of gifted education in the United States and Australia. The controversy over educational equity, the claim that every child has gifts or talents, the confusion between gifts and strengths, and the resulting impact on curriculum development is explored. (Contains…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula – Understanding Our Gifted, 2004
During the summer and on weekends, it is not unusual to see many children, the youngest holding their parents' hands, walking to classes amongst the beautiful landscaping and old buildings of Northwestern University on Lake Michigan's shores in Evanston, Illinois. The Center for Talent Development (CTD) has been offering services and programs to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Institutional Mission, Special Programs
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1991
This document consists of six issues of a newsletter subtitled "Dedicated to Helping Gifted Children Reach their Full Potential." These issues focus on personality types, program administration, creativity, counseling, the arts, and cultural diversity. Feature articles have the following titles and authors: "A World of Difference: Children and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Art, Child Rearing, Counseling Techniques
