A New Option for Gifted Students Is your child an avid reader? Is he or she highly intuitive? As a parent,
are you constantly in search of new information to quench your child's thirst
for knowledge? If so, your child might be what is referred to in academic
parlance as "gifted." The National Association for Gifted Children defines
"gifted" as "a person who shows or has the potential to show an exceptional
level of performance in one or more areas of expression."
A Gift for the Gifted
If you have a gifted child at home, or think you might, we
know you've asked yourself these questions countless
times: What exactly is giftedness? How can I determine if my
child is gifted? What is the best education for my gifted
child? The local schools can't offer my child what he or she
needs to thrive, what alternatives do we have? Meeting the
unique educational, emotional, and social needs of a child
who is exceptionally bright can feel intimidating. But if
you've found Homeschool.com and are reading this article,
you're like most parents of gifted children –you're
researching your options because you want to give your child
the gift of the best education possible.