[Ohiogift] Parents aren't people?

[M. René Islas]

Hello Margaret and Sandra,

Thank you for calling NAGC out for neglecting to treat parents as true partners in gifted education. From my perspective, parents are the first and primary educators in the lives of children. School systems, organizations, and even educators can forget that this is the case. Educational institutions need to remember that parents offer their children as gifts to help achieve the organization’s or individual work purposes. Thank you for reminding us to have humility!

I have the pleasure of serving as NAGC’s new executive director. I have been on the job a little over two months and still learning. However, I clearly see the need for parents to establish their proper and strong role in NAGC. I commit to working with all of you, the Board of Directors, and the NAGC staff to support and serve parents of children with gifts and talents.

I need your help to make progress. Can we set up a time to talk and for you to share your feedback with me? I also would like to see if we can begin developing a plan of action.  Perhaps we can set up a Google video chat for the three of us and then solicit feedback and ideas from the broader group. What’s your availability for a call this week or next?

Warm regards,

Rene

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M. Rene Islas
Executive Director
National Association for Gifted Children
mrislas at nagc.org<mailto:mrislas at nagc.org> | 202-785-4628 | @MRI77

From: arliebooks at gmail.com<mailto:arliebooks at gmail.com> <arliebooks at gmail.com<mailto:arliebooks at gmail.com>> on behalf of Sandra Warren <Sandra at arliebooks.com<mailto:Sandra at arliebooks.com>>
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Subject: Re: [Ohiogift] Parents aren't people?

This omission is incredibly disappointing.

We fought this battle back in the '80's. When we questioned the omission, we were met with protestations that it just wasn't true, in fact, some members of the NAGC board were offended that their sincerity towards parents was questioned. But as then, actions speak louder than words!

Gifted education will never progress without parents and educators working together, as equalsin the battle.

It's really disappointing to see these things are still happening. We were talked out of it in the '80's but maybe it's time to consider, once again, a National Association for Parents of the Gifted.

Sandra Warren



On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 1:31 AM, Margaret DeLacy via Ohiogift <ohiogift at lists.osu.edu<mailto:ohiogift at lists.osu.edu>> wrote:
From the NAGC convention advertisement:


Something For EVERYONE at the NAGC Convention....

Are you still asking . . .  "What's In It For Me?" Check out the flyers (PDF) below to find yourself at the NAGC Convention! And please share and spread the word . . .

Are You a/an . . .
        Administrator
        College and University Faculty or Educational Researcher
        Counselor
        Curriculum Coordinator
Educators
Elementary Educator
        General Ed Classroom Teacher
        Gifted Coordinator
        Middle Grade Educator
Secondary Educator


Margaret comments:

It's not too surprising that the NAGC is often criticized for being ineffective when it simply forgets that parents exist  .....



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