The case for special programs for children with exceptional abilities can only benefit from separating good arguments from bad ones. I attempt here to distinguish what is valuable in Miraca Gross's case for gifted education from what fails to stand up to closer examination. In particular, I argue that talent is not a ‘national resource’, and that educational programs for children should aim at their interest, not other people's. The best argument here is the simplest and most straightforward one: children should be given what they need, and they need opportunities to develop whatever talents they have.
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BorlandJ. H. (1989). Planning and implementing programs for the gifted. New York: Teachers College Press.
