Many states have special certification requirements for those who choose to teach in a gifted program. Generally, they involve either graduate coursework or a degree in gifted child education, or, at the minimum, some extended exposure to the nature and needs of this special population—who they are, how to identify them, and what to do with them once you get them.
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