[Ohiogift] Adults only

[Robin Retzler]

I'm a little disenchanted with NAGC as well for that, although, I do think
that supporting gifted adults would be a great thing to do as there is
little to no support for gifted adults.

 

If you are really interested in finding out where NAGC spends its money,
you should ask for a copy of their Form 990 for the most recent year or
years.  I believe they are a 501(c)(3) organization (charitable/not for
profit) and as such are required to give a copy of their 990 to anyone who
asks.  The 990 has the income and expenses broken down in such a way as to
see where the money comes from (donors, programs, etc) and what services it
goes to.  They are required to describe their program services, list the
top 5 highest paid employees, and other information.  There is a lot of
knowledge to be found in the Form 990.  

 



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ate.edu] On Behalf Of Margaret DeLacy
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Subject: Re: [Ohiogift] Adults only

 

   1. Adults Only (Will Fitzhugh)



An especially egregious case is the latest issue of the Gifted Child
Quarterly, which is entirely devoted to discussing the proposition
(concocted by the leadership of the NAGC) that the goal of gifted education
should be to produce "eminent" adults.  The entire issue does not contain
one single mention of families or parents.  The voices of gifted students
themselves are also conspicuous by their absence.  Evidently, what they
want doesn't matter.

Here are a couple of excerpts:

 "all those already involved in gifted education, from teachers to policy
makers, and, indeed, to researchers as well...." (Zigler et all,
"Giftedness and Gifted Education" p. 194) (my italics)

"...it may be impossible to reconcile the ... concerns, needs, and
perspectives of psychologists and educators...."  (McBee et al, "the Case
for a Schism" p. 210.

Here I thought it was the National Organization for Gifted Children .  It
turns out that it's the National Organization for funding discussions among
academic researchers about what they should be doing.

Try to get a copy of the budget of the NAGC (not an easy task--I asked the
NAGC for a copy repeatedly without success) and check to see how much is
earmarked for student services, family support or parent education.  It's
an interesting exercise.

Margaret



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