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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Wow! Interesting. Maybe it’s their experiences (or lack of experiences) that affect this? Test taking?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dr. Lynn E. Elfner, CEO EMERITUS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The Ohio Academy of Science</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Co-Director, Believe in Ohio <a href="http://believeinohio.org/"><span style='color:blue'>http://believeinohio.org/</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Acting Editor, <i>The Ohio Journal of Science</i></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>1500 W. 3rd Avenue, Suite 227</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Columbus, Ohio 43212-2817</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>CELL: 740.417.3579<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>614.914.5095<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Email Address - </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#003300'><a href="mailto:oas@iwaynet.net" title="mailto:oas@iwaynet.net"><span style='color:blue'>oas@iwaynet.net</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#003300'><a href="http://www.ohiosci.org/" target="_blank" title="http://www.ohiosci.org/"><span style='color:purple'>www.ohiosci.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Curiosity?</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Discovery. <i>Innovation!</i></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Scan QR Code with smartphone:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=86 height=86 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF2805.537926F0" alt="Description: Description: OAS qrcode 542375.tif"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=148 height=81 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF2805.537926F0" alt="cid:image006.jpg@01CF12D9.8C6A3E90"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> ohiogift-bounces@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:ohiogift-bounces@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Art Snyder<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ohiogift@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohiogift] Un-gifting students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Colleagues:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have always been under the assumption that once a student is identified as gifted that we do not un-gift that child. Our elementary principal called the state department and she said that someone said there that is <b><i>not </i></b>true and that we can un-gift students.<br><br><b>Is this true?</b><br><br>Deb Paputsakis<br><a href="mailto:D_PAPUTSAKIS@pauldingschools.org">D_PAPUTSAKIS@pauldingschools.org</a><br><br><i>Via: Art Snyder</i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>