Meeting The Needs Of Gifted & Talented Children

AP/P.M. Monsivais

If a child is gifted, the assumption is that he or she will automatically do well in school.  But that's not always the case.  Teachers and schools don't always recognize high potential students or know how to keep them engaged and challenged.  We discuss the challenges educators, parents and gifted children face in the classroom.  Our guests include Noel Bryant, the Enrichment Coordinator for the Vermont Department of Education, and Jean Olson, who's researched the challenges of gifted students. Listen

Also, we hear about next week's Gross National Happiness Conference in Burlington.  Organizers say we should be monitoring our nation's happiness just as we measure our economic well-being and growth.  They envision measuring national happiness by tracking a variety of social, psychological and economic indicators that would give us a more accurate picture of our quality of life. Listen

And, we read listeners' emails and comments.