2. Tributes are presented by:

Rebecca Ward -- Daughter, Reston, Virginia

Robert Stanley Brown, Sr., Ph.D., M.D. -- Clinical Professor of Psychiatric Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Maurice D. Fisher, Ph.D. -- Publisher, Gifted Education Press, Manassas, Virginia

O. Allan Gianniny, Ed.D. -- Emeritus Professor of Technology, Culture, and Communication, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Esther Goldman, Ed.D. -- Norfolk State University (Retired), Norfolk, Virginia

Carl McDaniels, Ed.D. -- Professor of Counseling Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

William Watson Purkey, Ed.D. -- Professor of Education, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Joseph S. Renzulli, Ed.D. -- Professor and Director, The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, University of Connecticut, Storrs

Michael E. Walters, Ed.D. -- Professor of Education and Literature, Touro College, New York City

Win Wenger, Ph.D. -- Director, Project Renaissance, Gaithersburg, Maryland

3. This issue also includes an article by Shelley K. Weisberg entitled, A Moving Learning Experience for Gifted Children. She discusses a program for differentiating gifted students' education by combining movement/dance with museum education.

The Spring 2003 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by Maurice Fisher -- Proposal for "No Gifted Child Left Behind" legislation that emphasizes early identification, advanced differentiated instruction, emphasis on multiple intelligences, and other important concepts of gifted education.

2. Gifted? Talented? How Do We Know? What Do We Do? By John F. Feldhusen, Purdue University

3. Learning to Use Appropriately Selected Trade Books with Gifted Readers in the Regular Classroom: A Sequential Approach to Guiding Gifted Readers By Teresa Smith Masiello, Frederick County Public Schools (Virginia)

4. Tribute to the Seven Fallen Heroes of Space Shuttle Columbia By Michael E. Walters, Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools

The Winter 2003 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by Maurice Fisher -- Summary of different types of articles published in GEPQ during the last sixteen years. Discussion of two recurring issues concerned with identifying the gifted and the study of high Sensibility levels.

2. Fair Assessment of Gifted Minority Children Using the NNAT By Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D., Director Center for Cognitive Development George Mason University Fairfax, VirginiaClick Here

1. Editorial Comments by Maurice Fisher -- Discussion of the importance of designing rigorous programs for gifted students rather than watered-down enrichment programs.

2. RAISING EXPECTATIONS OF CHILDREN FROM POVERTY BY CAROL HORN FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

3. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HUMANITIES IN CONFRONTING EVIL IN THE WORLD TODAYBY ANDREW FLAXMAN, EDUCATE YOURSELF FOR TOMORROW
WEST BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS

4. PERFORMING ARTS INSTRUCTION FOR EXCEPTIONALLY AND PROFOUNDLY GIFTED CHILDRENBY BETH WRIGHT NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA

5. The Re-Invention of the Educational Wheel by Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools

The Summer 2002 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by Maurice Fisher -- Proposes that educational programs for the gifted achieve a balance between the humanities, mathematics and the sciences. Introduces articles by Joan Smutny, Lisa Rivero and Michael Walters as strongly supporting humanities education for the gifted.

2. STAND UP FOR GIFTED CHILDREN: ADVOCACY IN THE SCHOOL AND HOME by Joan Franklin Smutny National Louis University Evanston, Illinois

3. IS YOUR SCHOOL SETTING HEALTHY OR TOXIC? by Lisa Rivero Milwaukee, Wisconsin

3. Book Review of Stand Up for Your Gifted: How to Make the Most of Kids' Strengths at School and at Home (2001) by Joan Franklin Smutny. Foreword by Jerry Flack. Free Spirit Publishing, Minneapolis, MN.

4. An Appreciation of John Steinbeck (1902-68) by Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools

The Spring 2002 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial comments by Maurice Fisher -- Offers congratulations to GEP author Ken Siegelman on becoming the new Poet Laureate of Brooklyn, New York. Discusses some procedures for improving the identification and education of gifted minority children.

2. Abraham Lincoln: A Hero for the Ages Seen Though the Prism of Multiple Intelligences by Jerry Flack

3. Shakespeare Sampler: A Unit to Connect Elementary Gifted Students to Shakespeare by Jane P. Mitchell

4. Black History and Giftedness by Michael E.Walters -- Discussion of books by the Black author, James McBride who has written, The Color of Water (1996) and Miracle At St. Anna (2002)

The Winter 2002 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by Maurice Fisher -- Expresses sympathy to families and friends of individuals who were victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, describes new books by two GEPQ advisory panel members, and welcomes Margaret Gosfield to our advisory panel.

2. CULTIVATING COURAGE, CREATIVITY AND CARING BY JAMES WEBB

3. IS COLLEGE AN APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PROFOUNDLY GIFTED CHILD? BY BETH WRIGHT

4. READING THE POET OF TRANSFORMATION: OVID BY MICHAEL E. WALTERS

The Fall 2001 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by Maurice Fisher -- Discussion of three areas of need in the gifted field: (1) strong early childhood programs; (2) challenging mathematics and science books and materials; and (3) guides for homeschooling the gifted.

2. Explanation of a rigorous Multiple Intelligences model for training teachers of the gifted by Lynn Fox, Sarah Irvine Belson and Deborah L. Thompson.

3. Discussion of a new philosophy book for gifted students by the author, Joseph A. Grispino.

4. Comments from Charlton Heston and Dr. Ben Carson on some of the factors that helped them to be successful.

5. Essay by Dr. Michael Walters on two great American authors, Larry McMurtry and Eudora Welty.

The Summer 2001 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by Maurice Fisher -- Discussion of a recent article (The New Republic, May 14, 2001) on the importance of literature and books by the Peruvian author and professor, Mario Vargas Llosa. This article supports the use of a humanities curriculum in gifted education programs.

2. Study of test scores that measure specific abilities -- rather than the g factor -- to identify children for gifted programs (research study by Barbara Louis and Michael Lewis, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School)

3. Description of a training procedure for improving gifted students to reason in a flexible manner (by Patti Hamilton, Seventh Dimension Thinking).

4. A counseling and education program that increases gifted children's understanding of the cognitive and social aspects of their giftedness (by Kathleen Dent and Susan Craig, Hamilton Montana Schools).

5. In addition, the world-renowned cultural historian, Jacques Barzun, discusses some early experiences that influenced his intellectual development. In the concluding article, Michael Walters writes about certain cultural treasures and sites in Chicago that gifted children should investigate.

The Spring 2001 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by the Publisher -- Maurice D. Fisher, Ph.D.

Discussion of the new Federal education initiatives and gifted education. Highlighting the importance of educating young gifted children, and noting how Susan Grammer has conducted an intensive review of this area of gifted education. Describing the importance of James Webb's article on the mis-diagnosis of various disorders in gifted children including ADHD and Asperger's Disorder (Edward Amend's letter). Noting Michael Walters' essay on one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, George Orwell.

2. Identification and Education of the Young Gifted Child: A Parent's Perspective by Susan Grammer Houston, Texas

Based on an intensive literature review and interviews with prominent educators of the gifted, Susan Grammer provides specific recommendations to parents concerning how they can improve the education of their young gifted children.

3. Mis-Diagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children: Gifted and LD, ADHD, OCD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder By James T. Webb Gifted Psychology Press, Inc. Scottsdale, Arizona

The author explains how gifted children are falsely labeled with different types of clinical diagnoses.

4. Mis-Diagnosis of Asperger's Disorder in Gifted Youth: An Addendum to "Mis-Diagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children" by James Webb, Ph.D. Letter from Edward R. Amend, Psy.D., Director of Gifted and Talented Services, New South Psychological Resources, Winchester, Kentucky

He discusses the symptoms of Asperger's Disorder and how they are confused with giftedness.

5. Tribute to George Orwell (1903-50): An Extraordinary Writer and Analyst of Totalitarianism
by Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools

Walters summarizes the life and writings of this extraordinary author, and discusses how gifted students will benefit from reading Orwell's books, particularly 1984 and Animal Farm.

The Winter 2001 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by the Publisher -- Maurice D. Fisher, Ph.D.

Explanation of the reasons for moving GEPQ to a Web Edition on Our Web Site. Praise for Susan Winebrenner's outstanding national work in training teachers and administrators.

2. Reflections on China: Implications for Gifted Education by Andrea I. Prejean and Lynn H. Fox, Professors, American University, Washington, D.C.

Discusses the current state of mathematics education in China based on their recent visit there, and how their observations are related to educating gifted children.

3. Differentiating Instruction for Gifted Middle School Students in Heterogeneous Science Classes by Brendan D. Miller, Elizabethtown Area School District, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and Colleen Willard-Holt, The Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, Pennsylvania

Discusses a field tested program of science enrichment that emphasizes independent learning, compacting and effective principles of instructional management.

4. Let's Get Real:An Innovative Problem-Based Learning Program* by Dan G. Holt, Humelstown, Pennsylvania

Explains a stimulating national problem-solving program that involves students in grades six through twelve in solving corporate problems. *Let's Get Real is a trade mark.

5. Book Review of Musical Prodigies: Perilous Journeys, Remarkable Lives by Claude Kenneson (1998). Amadeus Press, Portland, Oregon.

Discusses this and other books that describe the lives of musical geniuses.

6. Thomas Wolfe (1900-38): An Appreciation on His Centennial by Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools

Reviews the life and accomplishments of one of America's greatest and most dynamic writers.

The Fall 2000 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by the Publisher -- Maurice D. Fisher, Ph.D.

Discussing the Harry Potter phenomenon and its impact on the gifted classroom. Noting the work of Lisa Rivero on developing a rationale for homeschooling gifted children. Highlighting the gifted and talented program at Michigan State University and the Dorothy Lawshe Endowment for Gifted and Talented Education at this university.

2. Radical Deceleration: Self-Directed Homeschooling for Highly Gifted Children by Lisa Rivero Milwaukee, WI Parent and Home Educator

Presents a rationale and plan for effective homeschooling of the gifted. Describes her own homeschooling experiences. Includes numerous references and bibliographic citations.

3. Gifted Education Programs at Michigan State University by Jenny MacRae McCampbell Director, Office of Gifted and Talented Michigan State University

Describes the numerous gifted and talented programs that Michigan State University offers in conjunction with school districts in the East Lansing and Lansing areas. Emphasizes the extensive work of Dorothy Lawshe in working with school districts to identify and educate gifted children from low-income homes, and explains the origin of the Dorothy Lawshe Endowment for Gifted and Talented Education.

4. An Excursion into the Land of Standards: Princeton University by Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools

Explains how Princeton University exemplifies high educational standards. Illustrates this point through his discussion of some of its illustrious students and professors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson and Albert Einstein.

The Summer 2000 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by the Publisher -- Maurice D. Fisher, Ph.D.

Noting the 200th anniversary of the Library of Congress and the importance of this great national institution in the lives of gifted individuals including Thomas Jefferson.

2. HERE COMES HIGH SCHOOL: UNDERSTANDING AND PLANNING FOR YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL FUTUREBY PAULA OLSZEWSKI-KUBILIUS AND LISA LIMBURG-WEBER CENTER FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Discusses options for providing a stimulating differentiated program for secondary level students. Provides extensive information on numerous resources and programs across the nation with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of relevant contacts.

3. HOW TO TEACH MATHEMATICS TO GIFTED STUDENTSBY SEMYON RAFALSON, Ph.D. JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

A highly experienced mathematics teacher and scholar of mathematical theory discusses the major components of a successful mathematics program for gifted students.

4. IOWA ACCELERATION SCALE: A GUIDE FOR WHOLE-GRADE ACCELERATION K-8 (1998) (PUBLISHER: GIFTED PSYCHOLOGY PRESS)
A REVIEW BY DAN G. HOLT, Ph.D. GIFTED EDUCATION CONSULTANT HUMMELSTOWN, PA

Dr. Holt provides the reader with a detailed review of this very useful instrument for determining if students are ready for the acceleration of their curriculum through whole grade acceleration or grade skipping.

5. SHOWTIME FOR THE GIFTED BY MICHAEL E. WALTERS CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE HUMANITIES IN THE SCHOOLS AND NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Dr. Walters describes his visit to The Actors Studio in New York City which trained such great performers as Marlon Brando, Montgomery Cliff, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. He explains how the cooperative learning atmosphere of this studio can be applied to educating the gifted.

The Spring 2000 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by the Publisher -- Maurice D. Fisher, Ph.D.

Discusses some of the principles of gifted education that underlie GEPQ articles, and some articles published in the early 1990's which demonstrate these principles.

2. What Teachers, Parents and Administrators Need to Know About Gifted Students by Susan Winebrenner Education Consulting Service

Describes many issues and problems of gifted education which she addresses in her workshops with teachers across the nation. This is a very thoughtful, useful and knowledgeable article.

3. Decreasing Perfectionism by Using Science in the Classroom by Robert Arthur Schultz Texas Tech University

Explains how science education can help gifted students to control perfectionist tendencies. This is a well-written and knowledgeable article that clearly discuses the characteristics of perfectionism in the gifted. It shows how a specific science curriculum can help gifted perfectionists.

4. Book Review of -- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson with Cecil Murphey

This is the autobiography of a great pediatric neurosurgeon from the Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Carson is an African-American who grew up in the Detroit ghetto under strict religious and educational supervision from his mother and teacher mentors. They helped him to achieve outstanding success.

5. Sidney Lanier (1842-81) and the Tales of King Arthur by Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools

Walters talks about the the life and times of an exceptional post Civil War author and poet.

The Winter 2000 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by the Publisher -- Maurice D. Fisher, Ph.D.

He comments on Howard Gardner's new book, The Disciplined Mind(Simon & Schuster, 1999), and describes how GEP's humanities books help to encourage some of the concepts -- Truth, Beauty and Ethics -- discussed in this book.

2. Unrecognized Giftedness: The Frustrating Case of the Gifted Adult by Marylou Kelly Steznewski Furlong, Pennsylvania

Discusses some of the problems and issues faced by gifted adults at home and work. Based on her recent book, Gifted Grownups: The Mixed Blessings of Extraordinary Potential (Wiley, 1999). This is an excellent article that provides much insight into this national problem.

3. Shakespeare in the Classroom: The Bard is Back! by Rosanna DiMillo Sandell Locksport, New York

Shows how elementary level gifted students can learn to perform excerpts from Shakespeare's plays. Based on her experiences with teaching these children to perform Shakespeare. Describes how the performance of the Bard's plays can help to develop many types of intelligence (MI theory).

4. Poems by Millicent Borges

The author is from Venice Beach, California. Two of her wonderful poems, Middle Spirits and Lee-Man, are tributes to great teachers.

5. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) and the Nature of Creative Genius by Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools

This essay explains the intellectual background for Poe's creative work, particularly in his science fiction stories. He then shows how gifted students can use the study of Poe's life and work to develop their own creativity.

The Fall 1999 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. Editorial Comments by the Publisher -- Maurice D. Fisher

Discusses the impact of "High Stakes Testing" on gifted programs, and describes some of the recent work and predictions of Vinton G. Cerf, the Father of the Internet.

2. The American Education System: A Look From the Inside by Mikhail Pekker, University of Texas Nuclear Fusion Laboratory, Austin Texas

The author immigrated from Russia with his family in 1991. He discusses the problems he has observed in American public school programs in mathematics and the sciences based on his children's experiences. He suggests solutions derived from the way mathematics and the sciences are taught to the best students in Russia.

3. Selected Poems by Rita Dove from Her Latest Book, On the Bus With Rosa Parks (1999, W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.)

Dr. Dove is a former Poet Laureate of the United States and is Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. The three poems she chose for this issue are inspiring to teachers, parents and children for the start of the new school year.

4. Book Reviews from Gifted Education News-Page, April-May 1999.

Books by Arthur Ashe and James Michener are reviewed. In addition, a discussion of The Joffrey Ballet by Sasha Anawalt is also included in this section.

5. Understanding Our Present Century Through Reading the Works of Goethe by Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools.

The author discusses how such works as Goethe's Faust (1797-1801) can help readers to understand totalitarian personalities of the twentieth century. In addition, he describes how the writings of Martin Buber and Erich Fromm can help to bring about more love and understanding in the world.

The Summer 1999 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. THE BORDERS OF INTELLIGENCE by Dr. Howard Gardner Harvard University.

Discusses criteria for defining intelligence and criticizes Daniel Goleman's concept of Emotional Intelligence and Robert Coles' concept of Moral Intelligence.

2. GIFTED STUDENTS + LAUGHTER = LEARNING - STRESS by Dr. Dan Holt MacMurray College.

Reviews the research on using humor with gifted students and provides many examples of how humor can have a positive effect in the gifted classroom.

3. EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATION FOR POSITIVELY EXTRAORDINARY PERSONS by Professor Emeritus Virgil S. Ward University of Virginia.

A pioneer in developing the field of gifted education discusses the current low state of this field and what can be done to improve it.

4. WHY GIFTED STUDENTS SHOULD READ HISTORICAL FICTION: TWO CURRENT LESSONS by Dr. Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools.

Walters illustrates how two current works of fiction can help gifted students to gain insights into the current war in the Balkans and the tragedy in Littleton, Colorado.

The Spring 1999 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. HOPE AND HELP FOR THE GIFTED WHO ARE LEARNING-DISABLED by Professor Lynn H. Fox School of Education American University, Washington. D.C. Professor Fox discusses the outstanding work of the Lab School of Washington, D.C. under the direction of the nationally recognized expert on learning disabilities, Professor Sally Smith. This school has developed an effective program for educating the Gifted Learning-Disabled child.

2. FURTHER USES OF QUOTATIONS TO CHALLENGE GIFTED STUDENTSby Ross Butchart Vancouver, British Columbia Public Schools. The author provides many examples and explanations for using quotations from great thinkers and writers to design a stimulating differentiated curriculum for the gifted.

3. A STUDY OF GIFTED INDIVIDUALS: A BOOK FOR THE AGES by Wayne Dyer
Reviewed by Michael E. Walters Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools

Dr. Walters discusses how the ideas of the great authors, thinkers, poets and leaders included in Dyer's new book, Wisdom of the Ages: A Modern Master Brings Eternal Truths into Everyday Life (1998, HarperCollins), can be used to stir the imagination and sensibility of gifted students and their teachers.

4. Announcement from Dr. Linda Silverman regarding a Call for Manuscripts for the Journal, Advanced Development.

5. Letter from Dr. Mary Meeker regarding the need for more psychological approaches in identifying and teaching the gifted.

The Winter 1999 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. THE MATHEMATICALLY GIFTED: BRIDGING THE GENDER GAP

WRITTEN BY LYNN H. FOX AND JANET F. SOLLER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY -- Discusses the problem of why so few gifted females choose careers in mathematics, science and technology fields.

2. PARENTING FOR EDUCATION: UNDERACHIEVERS CLASH WITH SOCIETY'S NORMS

WRITTEN BY VIVIAN W. OWENS ESCHAR PUBLICATIONS -- Examines the problem of underachievement in gifted students and provides many practical recommendations.

3. USING POETRY TO ENRICH THE SENSIBILITY OF GIFTED CHILDREN

WRITTEN BY MICHAEL E. WALTERS CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE HUMANITIES IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS -- Shows how the poetry of T.S. Eliot and Ralph Waldo Emerson can be used to enrich the differentiated learning of inner city gifted children.

4. REVIEW OF CONSILIENCE: THE UNITY OF KNOWLEDGE (1998) BY E.O. WILSON

BOOK REVIEW BY MAURICE D. FISHER PUBLISHER & EDITOR GIFTED EDUCATION PRESS QUARTERLY -- Discusses how this book can help educators of the gifted to design an integrated curriculum.

The Fall 1998 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. CINDERELLA MEETS A PRINCE: HOWARD GARDNER
WRITTEN BY JERRY D. FLACK UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO -- Shows how fairy tales such as Cinderella can be used to teach gifted children about multiple intelligences.

2. CHAPTER ONE TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: THE CONTEXT FOR USING TECHNOLOGY -- FROM TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE GUIDE: TRANSPORTING GIFTED AND ADVANCED LEARNERS TO THE 21ST CENTURY
WRITTEN BY ADRIENNE O'NEILL JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY AND MARY ANN COE MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

3. A WRITER AND MODEL FOR GIFTED GIRLS: LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL E. WALTERS CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE HUMANITIES IN THE SCHOOLS NEW YORK CITY

The Summer 1998 issue of GEPQ contains the following articles: Click Here

1. FINDING AND SERVING THE YOUNG GIFTED CHILD: A CRITICAL NEED IN THE SCHOOLS BY JOAN FRANKLIN SMUTNY, SALLY YAHNKE WALKER AND ELIZABETH A. MECKSTROTH Wilmette, Illinois

2. MOZART AND THE EVOLUTION OF WESTERN MUSIC: AN IMPORTANT STRS Center for the Study of the Humanities in the Schools