Gifted Education Is Special Education
What is Academic Giftedness?
It is true that all children are special and deserving, but not all children have exceptional academic giftedness that requires additional or different support in school. Our school focuses on children with exceptional academic abilities. The term “gifted” or “gifted and talented” is often used in educational circles to describe such children. Of course, children may have exceptional abilities in areas other than academics, such as music, athletics, visual or performing arts, and thus may be “gifted” in those areas. In the educational context, “gifted” refers to quantitatively measurable and qualitatively observable abilities to master concepts easily and to learn facts with minimal repetition, as well as to be innovative and creative with information and concepts.
Much publicly funded research from major universities, including Johns Hopkins, University of Iowa, University of Georgia, and University of Connecticut, demonstrates that most academically gifted children need specialized education to meet their potential. For that reason, our school provides a gifted and talented academic environment, including acceleration, clustering, independent progress, inquiry, and related best practices, which allow academically “gifted” children to thrive.
It is true that all children are special and deserving, but not all children have exceptional academic giftedness that requires additional or different support in school. Our school focuses on children with exceptional academic abilities. The term “gifted” or “gifted and talented” is often used in educational circles to describe such children. Of course, children may have exceptional abilities in areas other than academics, such as music, athletics, visual or performing arts, and thus may be “gifted” in those areas. In the educational context, “gifted” refers to quantitatively measurable and qualitatively observable abilities to master concepts easily and to learn facts with minimal repetition, as well as to be innovative and creative with information and concepts.
Much publicly funded research from major universities, including Johns Hopkins, University of Iowa, University of Georgia, and University of Connecticut, demonstrates that most academically gifted children need specialized education to meet their potential. For that reason, our school provides a gifted and talented academic environment, including acceleration, clustering, independent progress, inquiry, and related best practices, which allow academically “gifted” children to thrive.
