The digest considers the operation and function of mentorships in gifted and talented education. Defined as learning partnerships between two or more individuals regarding a mutual interest, mentorships are designed to differentiate the curriculum through such means as creating opportunities for learner access to professional expertise in the…

The paper describes the Silver Hills (Idaho) Junior High School Talent Pool, a program designed to advance thinking skills through enrichment activities. The Talent Pool concept was established as an alternate means of identifying students eligible for gifted/talented services and programs. Students participate in three levels of enrichment…

The report evaluates a 10 day workshop for seven teachers, parents, and community leaders on gifted and talented education. Workshop objectives centered on knowledge regarding the behaviors, needs, identification, and programing of gifted/talented students. A summary of each of the 10 day's activities and major resources used is provided. Daily…

The implementation handbook, over two-thirds of which is comprised of appendixes, describes a three-phased career education program in Texas involving 40 gifted and talented high school seniors. Phase I, the Guidance Laboratory Experience, features self-investigation and evaluation, career exploration, resource speakers, isolation of career areas,…

MATERIALS ARE INTENDED FOR A UNIFIED AND ACCELERATED PLANE AND SOLID GEOMETRY COURSE AND FOR EASY MODIFICATION AND ADAPTATION BY EXPERIENCED OR INEXPERIENCED TEACHER. TEXTBOOKS TO WHICH THE GUIDE HAS BEEN KEYED ARE LISTED. UNITS ARE GIVEN FOR BOTH SEMESTERS WITH TIME ALLOTMENTS RECOMMENDED. EACH UNIT IS SUBDIVIDED INTO TOPICS AND OBJECTIVES,…

The precollege career choices of National Merit Scholars and the extent to which these choices remained stable or changed 7 to 8 years after these students entered college were determined. From 1956 through 1960, the students' vocational plans were obtained from a personal data form completed during their senior year in high school. These same…

The authors discuss initial results of an investigation of the future images of 200 gifted and talented adolescents. (CL)

Reviewed are centering techniques to help gifted and talented students stimulate and further develop the ability to incubate, or to pay attention to the imagery continuously going on in the brain's right hemisphere. (CL)

Discussed are sources of creative inspiration noted by composers such as Wagner, Strauss, and Puccini; and charted are discrete steps in creativity common to composers seen as producing works of genius. (IM)

In reorganizing for desegration Milwaukee set aside the Fourth Street Elementary School for children nominated by teachers as talented or gifted in some respect. Selection was on the basis of grade, sex, and race, not solely on academic performance, so there is a range of ability in each class. Curriculum follows the basic public school guidelines…

Briefly described with anecdotes by a mother and camp counselor is the Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, a summer residential camp program for children with talents and interests in these areas. (DB)

Two major issues in gifted education are addressed: (1) egalitarianism vs. excellence, and (2) the determination of talent fields, standards, and criteria in defining and assessing giftedness. Assessment considerations involved include single or multiple standards and the concept of predicted potential or actual achievement. (CL)

The article discusses the physically gifted student, describing three students who exemplified a high degree of intuition and extrasensory perception of the world around them. Difficulties confronting such students are noted. (CL)

The article reviews the underlying principle of gifted education in the German Democratic Republic: to create a learning environment in which all children can develop to their maximum potential. The paper continues with a description of research into differentiated educational processes and suggests guidelines for successful curriculum extension…