Is it a myth that Advanced Placement (AP) is an adequate program for gifted students? AP is so covered with myths and assumptions that it is hard to get a clear view of the issues. In this article, the author finds the answer about AP by looking at current realties. First, AP is hard for gifted students to avoid. Second, AP never was a program…

The author is an enthusiastic supporter of using young adult literature in the classroom with gifted learners--so much, that he has been accused of being "against" the classics. Not so, but he does ask about and challenges teachers to tell him if their classroom use of the classics is appropriate. Do the classics provide the kind of interaction…

A description is given of the Junior High "Brain Bowl", an academic competition based upon the television format used in the "College Bowl". Two teams of six players each are asked questions by a moderator. The first team to answer correctly wins two points. Incorrect answers result in a loss of a point. The game is played over a period of three…

When thinking of leaders, people usually think of those in positions of power, such as political leaders, religious leaders, or student leaders. Yet, leaders can be found in all spheres of life, and leadership behaviors can be learned particularly in a small-group format (Hellriegel, Jackson, & Slocum, 2005). This article presents ideas and…

Spatial ability based on measures of mental rotation, and spatial experience based on self-reported participation in visual-arts as well as spatial-orientation activities were assessed in a sample of 337 Chinese, gifted students. Consistent with past findings for the general population, there were gender differences in spatial ability favoring…

If zeal and intelligence are common to all forms of giftedness, why is there a problem--a trap--for students who exhibit these traits in an instrumental music program? (RM)

This paper identifies educational implications that arise from materials collected by James Campbell and his colleagues on the winners of the Mathematics Olympiads. This paper addresses two questions: (1) how can we ensure support for recognized mathematical talent through schooling to professional life, and (2) how can we increase the pool of…

High school honors programs can help meet the needs of students who have an extra measure of intellectual ability and the desire to learn in depth, become independent, and pursue special interests. This paper points out how little is done nationwide to help gifted students and urges schools to institute honors programs. It then describes an…

In 1982, the Duvall County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Florida, launched the Potential National Merit Scholars Program because the superintendent believed that students could qualify by intent, not accident. Several special programs to identify and prepare students, including the superintendent's 100 Super Scholars and summer think camps, are…

Describes a class designed for gifted and talented 10th-grade students that used Northup Frye's system of literature to develop an approach to literature that is inductive, open ended, and structured around the "seeing of relationships." (FL)

In recent years, the focus of education has been on those with mental and physical disabilities. Because of this, those students with superior intellectual ability have been neglected. Causes for nonrecognition, ways to identify the gifted, and what business teachers can do are discussed. (JOW)

Rural gifted students experience similar opportunities and tribulations as those in suburban settings. They often have fewer choices of advanced courses, struggle for access to academic materials, and have transportation problems. However, they have more opportunities to participate in cocurricular activities and experience school as part of…

Examined longitudinal change and stability in daydreaming and curiosity among 74 gifted children and adolescents. Findings suggest pattern of both change and stability in intellectual styles over time. Measures which tap content of daydreams changed over time, but measures of process or ways of relating to the environment, such as curiosity and…

The article describes a program sponsored by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in which approximatey 60 children (14 to 17 years old) gifted in science spent much of 1941 after school hours in a science laboratory in IBM's showroom building. A number of these former students have achieved such positions as head of Goddard Space…

The sequence of events leading to the U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad and the participation of this country in the International Mathematical Olympiad are discussed as well as Mathematical Olympiads in other countries. (MP)