GT is NOT...

Tamara Fisher, a GT specialist in Montana has written a great article on the misconceptions of what Gifted and Talented education is or is not.

In a nutshell she proposes that "GT is NOT a surplus offering for kids who have surplus knowledge. Rather, it IS an academic intervention for kids who don’t learn like other kids do. ACADEMIC INTERVENTION. Let’s start calling it what it IS so that we can help those who misperceive begin to understand what GT is really all about."

Unwrapping the Gifted: GT is NOT...