Gifted and Talented Learners

The term “exceptional learner” is used to describe students who require special education and related services if they are to realize their full human potential. Many times, this term is used synonymously with students with learning disabilities, as these students are viewed as the exception to mainstream education. The term, however, is much broader then the commonplace definition, as it also includes students who are gifted and talented, and therefore at the opposite end of …showed first 75 words of 1208 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1208 total…job to challenge each individual to work to and surpass their initial potential. Teachers have an enormous impact on the lives of gifted students. The investment of time and energy in directing curriculum especially towards gifted students can inspire students to have higher aspirations, win scholarships, choose demanding careers. The more confidence that a gifted student receives in his or her ability to learn, the greater chances that students will use their gifts towards t