This presentation contains information regarding gifted students and tips for teachers with respect to providing gifted students appropriate educational opportunities.

5. You may find that gifted students will finish their work early, and after becoming bored, disrupt other class members who are still working.

6. Teachers of gifted students are often required to show a great deal of patience as there may be times when student will correct a teacher’s mistakes in front of the class before considering the consequences.

10. I think being gifted means that you are more advanced in a certain subject or activity. Hearing this makes me happy and upset at the same time. When I am labeled gifted, I feel like I have to be perfect or all of my friends and family will think that there is something wrong with me. 12 Girl, New York Being gifted is like being you, in your own special way. 12 Girl, Pennsylvania Well, when people talk about being gifted, some people think we are mentally ill (which we are not). I'd just like it more if they could make a different word than gifted. 10 Girl, Nebraska I think gifted is another term for a different mind, a significant mind. 11 Boy, Ohio I react to the term Gifted like I react to Pineapple: Good, but with some drawbacks. 11 Girl, Wisconsin I'm supposed to be some type of brainiac, but I'm really not. I just have an extended ability to take information in a lot faster. 13 Boy, Texas What do you think being gifted means?

11. Many gifted students have no desire to be the target of so much extra attention that often accompanies label and special education.

12. In many cases gifted students feel as if they have to chose to either be successful in their school work or fit in with their peers. They are often faced with the quandary of being successful but not too successful

13. Gifted students often become quite skillful in the ability to hide their talents in order to fit in or lower other’s expectations.

14. Many children at some point in their life feel a great deal of aversion to being thought of as different.

15. All too often gifted children are assumed to be more emotionally and behaviorally mature as a result of their intellectual maturity or advanced learning ability.

18. In some cases, gifted students may feel as if they are compelled to do more work in order to achieve the same results.

20. One way to reach gifted students is to give them the opportunity to learn subject matter with real life applications.