Comparable themes have been described by significant thinkers and educators in the past and present regarding what gifted education at its best should be. The challenge of synthesizing these ideas and educating teachers so they can apply them is addressed here. This article describes a framework developed by the author to enable teachers to understand apply these ideas effectively and easily.
The success of the effort is described in the reporting of two forty-minute workshops where the author presented her ideas to a group of twenty-five elementary classroom teachers.
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