Academically gifted students exist in virtually every configuration of public schools throughout the United States. Gifted students are edu cated in settings from the largest suburban high school to the small est one-room schoolhouse. What have we learned about the lives of gifted students in rural school settings? Surprisingly, the answer is "Not very much."
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