[Ohiogift] The "G" Word

[Margaret DeLacy]

'Friends:

Below is a link to and excerpt from a letter from James DeLisle that appeared in Educaiton Week:

Gifted' Label Is Crucial to Ensure Access to Much-Needed Services
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/05/07/30letter-1.h33.html?qs=gifted

"Although the authors of the Commentary "Gifted Ed. Is Crucial, But the Label Isn't" make some very good points about the mismatch between gifted students' abilities and the educational services they receive, I find their premise—that the gifted label is unnecessary—to be quite naive....."

Margaret