Both gifted educators and parents need to be vigilant as to how gifted education is characterized in the popular media. Gifted educators spend countless resources to meet the needs of gifted students using very limited fiscal resources, and it is imperative that those efforts are not undermined in the popular media by unsubstantiated statements. This study addresses one such statement and is presented as encouragement to document and defend the actions of gifted educators when the popular media attempts to discredit the field.
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