Teachers of gifted children are addressed in a discussion of dealing with feelings of gifted students. Combining respect for their skills and talents with an ability to manage and confront their manipulation is considered. (CL)

The author considers limits to the learning of gifted students, suggests 15 guidelines for the identification process in the 1980s, describes the need for new instructional methodologies, and cites the need for a vigorous image of the future in gifted education. (CL)

The article describes the Mentor Academy Program (MAP), a model for involving mentors as an integral part in the education of the gifted/talented and for training the gifted/talented to be mentors. (SBH)

The second article in a three-part series focuses on the GIFTS Identification Instrument for selecting talented children in six areas: convergent thinking and behavior, divergent/creative thinking and behavior, goal-related thinking and behavior, social skills and behavior, physical skills and behavior, and affective thinking and behavior. (SBH)

The steps involved in creative problem solving (CPS) are described, and suggestions are made for incorporating CPS into instruction for gifted and talented students. (CL)

The paper reviews literature on the process of mentoring the creative child, adult, or prodigy, and discusses differences in mentoring the "creatives" as opposed to other proteges. Emphasized are the importance of early identification of the creative child and the role of parents as mentors. (Author/JDD)

This interview with Joshua Lederberg, who won the 1958 Nobel prize in physiology and medicine, covers his research interests, the role of mentors, his childhood and school years as a highly gifted child, the nature of good teaching, child prodigies, and the scientific endeavor. (DB)

In this study, teacher ratings of academically talented (AT) students on the Learning Behaviors Scale (LBS) were examined for evidence of reliability and validity in two cohorts attending a summer program. The LBS is a 29-item rating scale assessing learning behaviors related to academic success, Cohort 1 consisted of 387 students and Cohort 2…

While conducting research into the experiences of gifted and talented students, the author noted that an obvious part of their experiences was reflected in the stereotypes used in society to describe them--"nerd" and "geek." These terms had negative ramifications in the gifted students' perceptions: nerds were considered as socially inadequate,…

This article compares the summer schools run by the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY) in England with those in the USA, run by the Centre for Talented Youth (CTY). When the NAGTY summer schools started they were based on the CTY model, but the programme has evolved over the last 3 years of operation. The article looks at basic…

Conducting potency tests on penicillin, discussing rocket technology with a NASA astronaut, analysing animal bone fragments from medieval times, these are just some of the activities which occupy the time of students at The Irish Centre for Talented Youth. The Centre identifies young students with exceptional academic ability and then provides…

The National Innovation Initiative (NII) defines innovation as "the intersection of invention and insight, leading to the creation of social and economic value." Innovation has been fundamental in exploration, opportunity, and discovery. It is the story of how technology has advanced, is used, and powers the economic engines of a country. NII…

In their new book, "Genius Denied" (2004), Jan and Bob Davidson paint a bleak picture of the educational scene for gifted and talented children in the United States. They also do a thorough job of presenting and describing the many school programs and services available and the good research bases for those programs and services. What…

Ever since reform and opening up to the outside, more than 700,000 persons in China have gone abroad to study, and 170,000 of these have completed their studies and come back. In 2003 alone, more than 20,000 study-abroad personnel returned to China. With the increases in returned study-abroad persons, the issue of employment for these returnees…

The purpose of this report is to present and consider information related to whether the United States is losing its edge in science and technology (S&T). The report cites arguments made to support the contention of a creeping S&T crisis in the United States, contrasts the arguments with relevant data, and considers them from additional…