Who should teach the gifted? Reading the “laundry lists” of teacher characteristics in textbooks on gifted education, we are humbled by all the desirable traits that are suggested. The bottom line seems to be that the gifted benefit most from being in classrooms with teachers who know and understand their learning characteristics and needs. Their most effective facilitators of learning are teachers with strong academic preparation and highly developed pedagogical skills.
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