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		<title>If I had known then what I know now….</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elsa and Berta were gifted.  They lived in financial poverty.  They were Hispanic.
Elsa came to our school as a preteen who knew very little English. Since she was older than most of the students in her class and because her English was limited, Elsa spent most of the day with me and the other migrant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Always Gifted</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The gifted never outgrow being gifted. Parents meet their needs before and during their school years. Educators meet their needs during their school years. And after the school years?
One of the critical issues in gifted education is making sure that services from Kindergarten through grade 12 prepare them for a life of learning in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rigor and Relevance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rigor and Relevance
These terms are found when discussing curriculum for the gifted.  How do they apply?  For the gifted, relevance must precede rigor.  When the task is relevant, rigor ensues.  Students learn what their purpose for learning is.  Restructuring the process presents the learning to students with tasks not only relevant, but also purposeful for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIRE, LIGHT, and WIND</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Give him a fire in his heart a light in his eyes and the wild wind for a brother …” John Denver
John Denver’s lyrics reflect my definition of a gifted learner. Fire, light, and wind are also expressed in definitions developed by leaders in this field, by observant practitioners of gifted education, and by intuitive [...]]]></description>
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