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The mirage of the gifted child

Critics say the systems we use to educate the brightest kids are flawed and exclusionary. What if it’s the very premise of ...
I Was Enrolled In A 'Gifted' Program As A Kid. Years Later, I Discovered A Dark Side I Never Knew About.
The way we find gifted kids is broken, but giftedness is not a lie. The science is more nuanced and more hopeful: look harder, look wider, screen every kid.
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reignited a debate over gifted education when he said he would do away with gifted kindergarten programs if elected. Testing young children for “giftedness” ...
Public debate over gifted education tends to focus on fairness. Who gets to be called “gifted” and what sort of extras do ...