The Contents will show you some of the new organization and the new areas of focus. The changes are presented with a belief in their value to you and to the gifted students you serve whether in the home or at school. Hopefully, it has grown just as you have grown, and it will be of greater use to you than before. You will find much of that productivity and excitement in this new edition. It has been a most productive and exciting period for gifted education and for those interested in gifted individuals.
Thoughts, ideas, and strategies from more scholars, more educators, more students, and more parents needed inclusion. Many of the ideas and suggestions in the last edition remain to be used as they are, for they are not yet commonly available to children some needed to be reorganized, some to be clarified, and some to be expanded. We are surrounded by more knowledge, more challenges to old ideas, and more depth and breadth to our understandings. My thinking has changed, the field has changed, and even the children seem to have changed. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 87-062849 International Standard Book Number: 2-7 Printed in the United States of AmericaĪs I offer this third edition to you who are interested in the optimal education of gifted learners, I note how much things have changed since the last revision. “Merrill Publishing Company” and “Merrill” are registered trademarks of Merrill Publishing Company. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Copyright © 1988, 1983, 1979 by Merrill Publishing Company.
Krishnamurti, 1964 Chapter 10, Anonymous Chapter 11, Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (New York: Alfred A. 27-28 Chapter 7, Alfred North Whitehead Chapter 8, Carl Sagan, 1977 Chapter 9, J. 23 Chapter 6, Elizabeth Monroe Drews, 1976, pp. Barbe Chapter 5, Sidney Marland, 1972, p. Anderson Chapter 3, Bob Samples, 1987, p. References for Chapter Opening Quotations: Chapter 1, A. 45, 115, 135, 217, 459, 531 Marc Balay, Wanda Balay, Carmella Brown, Barbara Clark, Barbara Corrales, Toby Manzares, or Barry Ziff, pp. Administrative Editor: Vicki Knight Production Coordinator: Anne Daly Art Coordinator: Mark Garrett Cover Designer: Cathy Watterson Photo credits: All photos copyrighted by individuals or companies listed. Published by Merrill Publishing Company A Bell and Howell Information Company Columbus, Ohio 43216 This book was set in Garamond. Her instructors are Phil Arena and Ken Valimaki. Miss Axena, a senior at the Fort Hayes Career Center in Columbus, Ohio, participates in a visual arts program for gifted students. To my beautiful mother, who started it all, my son, who allowed me to live with giftedness, my daughter, who taught me the gentleness of special gifts, my husband, who believes in growing and miracles, my dearest father, who loves us all, and Emily, from whom I’m learning all over again.Ĭover Photo: © Nicole Arena. Merrill Publishing Company A BELL & HOWELL INFORMATION COMPANY Barbara Clark CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELESĭeveloping the Potential of Children at Home and at School