13 THINGS I WISH ALL EDUCATORS
KNEW ABOUT GIFTED AND TALENTED
STUDENTS
Leah Ellis
Gifted and Talented Consultant
Kentucky Department of Education
There is
nothing more
unequal than
the equal
treatment of
people who
are different.
GIFTED &
TALENTED
STUDENTS
HAVE
DIFFERENT
INTERESTS,
ABILITIES
AND SPECIAL
NEEDS
GIFTED
STUDENTS
*DO* NEED
HELP,
DIRECTION,
AND
GUIDANCE.
A ONE-SIZE
FITS ALL
PULLOUT
DOES NOT
MEET
INDIVIDUAL
STUDENT
NEEDS
A GIFTED
STUDENT
MAY NOT BE
A MODEL
STUDENT &
MAY EVEN
BE
DISRUPTIVE
HIGH
ACHIEVERS
ARE NOT
NECESSARILY
GIFTED
STUDENTS
A GIFTED
STUDENT
CAN HAVE
BAD
GRADES
I WISH THEY KNEW…
A GIFTED STUDENT IS A GIFTED
STUDENT ALL THE TIME.
GIFTED
STUDENTS ARE
OFTEN
TALENTED IN
MANY THINGS
A CHILD IN
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
CAN ALSO
BE GIFTED
A GIFTED STUDENT IS STILL
GIFTED EVEN IF SHE LIVES IN
POVERTY
A GIFTED
STUDENT IS
STILL
GIFTED
EVEN IF HE
SPEAKS
ANOTHER
LANGUAGE
GIFTED
STUDENTS
OFTEN
FEEL
ALONE AND
DIFFERENT
ALL CHILDREN ARE
NOT GIFTED
WHAT DO YOU WISH TEACHERS
KNEW?
WHAT CAN
*YOU* DO TO
HELP
TEACHERS
EDUCATE
LEARN
ABOUT
GIFTED &
TALENTED
STUDENTS?