MAKE A DECISION: What do you think is the best course of action for our school district? Should we expand our gifted program or not and if we do expand it, what sorts of admission standards do we use?

1. The program should not be expanded. Admission to the program for gifted students should remain based on tested IQ.
2. The program should be expanded to include students who are gifted in the arts, but only if psychometrically sound tests can be found.
3. The program should be expanded to include any and all forms of giftedness, but only if psychometrically sound tests can be found.
4. The program should be expanded to include all forms of giftedness, with admission based on teacher recommendations.

Think about the issues that influenced your recommendation for the school district. Why did you choose the option that you did? Consider the following issues in your response:

• What is intelligence and what is giftedness?
• How can intelligence and giftedness be measured?
• What are the risks of relying solely on teacher recommendations?
• What happens to individuals, and the educational community, when giftedness is not recognized and nurtured?