Articles

Here are links to interesting articles and stories concerning Gifted Education. These articles have been submitted by parents and students from the Gifted Program in the Rockford Public Schools.

Preparing Gifted Kids for College This is a link to an informative booklet covering many aspects of the college admission process. It was cowritten by a Board member of IAGC. Submitted by Terry Mohaupt - February 2007.

Education and College-bound Research Update Several links with useful information for college bound students and their parents October 14, 2005

How to Identify a Gifted Child (New York Times, "Education Life", p. 10
July 31, 2005

Hard-Charging High Schools Urge Students To Do Less New Trier, like a number of large, high performing schools, is beginning to acknowledge that a culture of excellence can have a dark side, and that the push to craft gilded college applicants can bring on stress and over scheduling.

Study Skills and College Planning April 10,2005 To help your families with high school students--especially those who are college-bound--with their Study Skills and college planning, here are links and book titles, recommended by members of National Association for College Admissions Counseling.

College Research Update--January 30, 2005

Writing a College Admission Essay Here are three messages compiled by Terry Mohaupt with advice and comments about college admission essays. (November 7, 2004)

College Research Update--August 27, 2004

The Answer to Multiple Tests (compares SAT and ACT) by Mary Beth Marklein (USA Today August 8, 2004) - includes a second link with further information

PBS - Lehrer News Hour: John Merrow Report on No Child Left Behind and Gifted Students (Broadcast May 25, 2004)

The No Child¹ Law¹s Biggest Victims? An Answer That May Surprise by Margaret DeLacy
(Education Week June 23, 2004)

The personal statement is an important part of your college application package. Here are some helpful guidelines.

The Davidson Institute For Talent Development Seeks Extraordinary Achievers To Receive $50,000, $25,000 And $10,000 Davidson Fellowships

Why Not To Take It Easy As A Senior

Schools That Do Not Use SAT I or ACT Scores...

High School to College: Fourteen Articles from Terry James Mohaupt on a Variety of Topics for Anyone Considering College

My Years At King School in the Gifted Program by Rae Biesiadecki

Boosting Minorities In Gifted Programs Poses Dilemmas; Nontraditional Criteria Lift Admissions of Blacks, Poor; Fear of Diluting Programs; New Focus on the Very Top (The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2004)

Article Archives: A Collection of 22 articles from Terry James Mohaupt (This is a good place to get an overview of issues pertinent to Gifted Education)

In Era of Scores, Schools Fight Over Gifted Kids (The Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2004)

Brain Drain: Initiative to Leave No Child Behind Leaves Out Gifted---Educators Divert Resources From Classes for Smartest To Focus on Basic Literacy---Blow to Bright Minority Kids (The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2003) Click here for a printer friendly PDF version of this article.

Gifted left behind by school reforms Funding cuts, U.S. law hurt brightest (Chicago Tribune, November 29, 2003) Click here for a printer friendly PDF version of this article.

Academy Course Descriptions (Revised November, 2003) Click here for a printer friendly PDF version of this article.

Teamwork, motivation, diversity propel Auburn (Rockford Register Star, March 11, 2003) Click here for a printer friendly PDF version of this article.