Gifted and Talented Students

Guest Host:

Sam Litzinger
Gifted and Talented Students

They are the high-ability kids, scoring in the top percentiles of IQ tests-- the so-called "gifted children." But are dwindling funds and a lack of resources sabotaging what schools can offer them? We talk about the status of...

They are the high-ability kids, scoring in the top percentiles of IQ tests-- the so-called "gifted children." But are dwindling funds and a lack of resources sabotaging what schools can offer them? We talk about the status of gifted and talented programs in our region.

Guests

Joyce Van Tassel-Baske

Executive Director, Center for Gifted Education, College of William and Mary and professor of education, College of William and Mary; President-elect of the National Association for Gifted Children

Carol Horn

Coordinator, Gifted and Talented Program Office, Fairfax County Public Schools

Mara Sapon-Shevin

Professor of inclusive education, Syracuse University

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