For Parents of Gifted Children
Since the first one was approved in Minnesota 14 years ago, charter schools have become established in 37 states. As of 2003, almost 2,700 charter schools had opened, offering an alternative in education. Although charter schools are found in many...
Volume 5 / Issue 4 / Summer 2005 Model Program/Schools Special Focus
The parent-teacher conference is a unique opportunity to gain a fresh perspective on your child’s progress in school and to share your parental insights with the teacher. You will want to use this limited time to its best advantage....
Connections Volume 4 / Issue 2 / Winter 2004 Parenting/Advocacy
In 2002 the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was overhauled with a decided slant toward accountability, that is, toward making school districts responsible for students’ learning. For the parents of gifted children, the reality of this legislation (known...
Most preschool children would benefit from the innovative curriculum at University Primary School, but it caters primarily to those three- to five-year-olds who are gifted. Located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Champaign, the private primary...
Volume 3 / Issue 4 / Summer 2003 Magna Cum Laude Model Program/Schools Young Gifted
It is likely that a third-grade math scholar at Hunter College Elementary School can deftly calculate a student’s odds of gaining entry to New York City’s prestigious school for the gifted. Even a younger student could offer the advice that...
Volume 3 / Issue 3 / Spring 2003 Magna Cum Laude Model Program/Schools
Sixty years ago Dr. Annemarie Roeper and her husband, George, were visionaries in the field of gifted education. As they fled Nazi Germany, they formulated a plan for a school designed to ensure that gifted minds accomplished only positive things....
Volume 3 / Issue 2 / Winter 2003 Magna Cum Laude Model Program/Schools
Perhaps only the parents of highly gifted children can attest to the frustrations of educating them. These students learn at a radically different speed from their age-level counterparts (one and a half to four academic years’ growth in one...
Volume 2 / Issue 3 / Spring 2002 Magna Cum Laude Model Program/Schools
Many parents of the gifted provide their children with outside opportunities for challenging, accelerated learning. Supplemental courses of high quality have never been more engaging or available through so many venues. Computer-based or online courses, independent-learning and correspondence programs, and...
Connections Volume 4 / Issue 4 / Summer 2004 Parenting/Advocacy
Admission to the North Carolina School of Science and Math (NCSSM) has been coveted by the state’s academically talented students since the school’s inception in 1980. Last year 667 rising sophomores applied and 276 were accepted for admission to the...
Volume 1 / Issue 2 / Winter 2001 Magna Cum Laude Model Program/Schools