The federally mandated identification process leaves many children unidentified. It is quite tragic for these children who are denied services. Parent education is vital to help them help their children. Many parents get frustrated with their gifted children as gifted children think in very different ways and do not respond the way most children do to many situations. I think it can be especially trying for parents who are not gifted themselves.
Giftedness is fascinating in how it manifests in different children and where it can take them if given enough support. Unfortunately, the children who are gifted in one of the multiple intelligences, which are not be tested for, are often not served in my state. These children need to be assessed differently as you mentioned in your post. The poorly funded rural and urban schools usually do not help these kids much at all which leads them to drop out of school or act out in other unhealthy ways. It is also another area where institutional racism manifests itself since black, NA and Hispanic children are way underserved.
The way the testing is done in my state allows for some very serious manipulation of the testing results and even outright cheating by a very few unscrupulous people. I have seen some bizarre situations.
I hope you get a chance to write an OP this weekend. I am very interested in your professional perspective. It is such a fascinating subject. As a volunteer, I am very lucky to work with several gifted young people. Do you have any suggestions on reading materials that would help me serve these kids better?
Thank you!
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