A mother recounts her gifted seven-year old daughter's self-initiated summer educational and creative pursuits, focusing on American Indian life. She notes the importance of encouraging self-initiation and self-direction in gifted children by providing new experiences and supporting the child's interests and involvements. (CB)

This article examines available literature on a variety of options for accelerated learning in middle school. Different forms addressed include concurrent enrollment, guided independent study, combined enrollment, out-of-school acceleration, self-paced instruction, grade skipping, and differentiated or advanced class enrollment. A list of…