Education Of The Gifted And Talented Student

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Term Paper Title	Education Of The Gifted And Talented Student
# of Words	1586
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	6.34

Education of the Gifted and Talented Student

     The term "exceptional child" is a broad and inclusive label that refers to a significant
percent of the child population.  Quite generally, it includes any child who exhibits
attributes, characteristics and/or abilities that fall significantly above or below the norm.
These are students which, due to their levels of ability, demonstrate the need for special
education and educational services that they would not ordinarily receive in the regular
classroom.  The federal government has officially recognized the necessity of our
educational system to meet the needs of such students, and has passed legislation
mandating policies to accommodate them.  However, a great deal of inequality exists in
our special education system.  Most interest, attention and concern is geared toward
educating the retarded and/or disabled, while neglecting to recognize the equally
important needs of our gifted and talented students.  I feel that our education system is
doing unto these children a grave injustice.
     First and foremost, who are our gifted and talented students, and for what reasons do
we classify them in this way?  There is great diversity among gifted and talented children,
and as with any child, each exhibits unique qualities.  Yet, there are fundamental
characteristics that are commonly associated with giftedness and are generally observed
in different levels in most of these children.  An article in the Instructor categorizes these
qualities as "..creative, perfectionistic and intellectual" and asserts that gifted and
talented children exhibit advanced development in these general areas.  Through my
research I have found that there are general consistencies among these students, and
many do fall under these basic categories.
     Many gifted and talented students use and demonstrate an understanding of an
advanced vocabulary and display an outstanding and precise memory.  They might
exhibit very efficient thought processes with a quicker understanding of concepts and an
ability to make sense of new and unfamiliar information.  Often, they are highly
perceptive to subtleties and able to make connections between apparently unrelated
concepts.  These intellectual qualities often assist the student academically.
     Many gifted and talented children are perfectionistic, meticulous and precise, often
paying close attention to detail.  The Instructor suggests that these students are easily
frustrated in thei...

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