From the editor's desk.Welcome to volume 25, issue 1 of the Roeper Review. For twenty-five years the Roeper Review has provided thoughtful analysis on issues pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to gifted students. Some of the most well known individuals in the field have contributed manuscripts to the journal. We also publish articles from individuals who have dedicated themselves to direct service to students. The journal has contributed a great deal to important discussions in the field, often leading the way. To commemorate this historical milestone, we will be republishing re·pub·lish tr.v. re·pub·lished, re·pub·lish·ing, re·pub·lish·es 1. To publish again. 2. Law To revive (a libel or a canceled will). a few of the articles that helped push the field along. Please look for them over the next three issues of the journal. In this issue of the Roeper Review are seven very interesting articles and three book reviews. The articles are quite diverse, running the gamut See color gamut. gamut - The gamut of a monitor is the set of colours it can display. There are some colours which can't be made up of a mixture of red, green and blue phosphor emissions and so can't be displayed by any monitor. from an essay on the state of schooling to using film to guide the social and emotional development of gifted students. The first two articles "Is a Federal Mandate the Answer? If So, What Was the Question?" by Bruce D. Baker and Reva Friedman-Nimz, and "Celebrating Mediocrity me·di·oc·ri·ty n. pl. me·di·oc·ri·ties 1. The state or quality of being mediocre. 2. Mediocre ability, achievement, or performance. 3. One that displays mediocre qualities. ? How Schools Short-change Gifted Students" by Gregory Kent Stanley and Lawrence Baines have been arranged under the heading of Advocacy. As these two articles illustrate, advocating for gifted students is both very important and wide-ranging in efforts. These two pieces provide provocative, sometimes counterintuitive coun·ter·in·tu·i·tive adj. Contrary to what intuition or common sense would indicate: "Scientists made clear what may at first seem counterintuitive, that the capacity to be pleasant toward a fellow creature is ... , ideas about our efforts within the schools and through legislation to affect gifted students' lives. The second heading, Diverstiy and Gifted Students, includes an article by Fatma Anwer Al-Lawati and Scott L. Hunsaker, entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Muhr and Mawhibah: A Multicultural Perspective on Women's Gifts" and a second article "Maximizing Achievement for Regular and Potentially Gifted and Talented Minority Students in a Primary Classroom" by Ronda Uresti, Jeanie Goertz, and Ernesto M. Bernal. The world has become much smaller over the past twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. . What once may have seemed issues pertinent to other places have become mainstream issues to the field of gifted education Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented. Programs providing such education are sometimes called Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) or . These two articles shed further light on the work to be done and offer new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. for accomplishing our goals. Thomas P. Hebert and Kristie L. Speirs Neumeister's article "Fostering the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children Through Guided Viewing of Film," along with the article "Electronic Technology and Its Use With Rural Gifted Students" by Frank Belcastro are under the heading of Electronic Media and Gifted Students. Some of the great opportunities that exist for attending to the needs of gifted students comes from recent technological advances. Both articles illustrate how good pedagogical ped·a·gog·ic also ped·a·gog·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy. 2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner. ideas from the past can be brought to fruition by drawing on differing modes of technology. It is exciting to see how the lives of increasing numbers of gifted students can be improved by clever use of technology. The final heading is Publishing in the Field of Gifted Education and includes an article entitled "Publishing in Gifted Education: Information for Writers" by Frances A. Karnes and Stephanie A. Nugent. It is very important for authors interested in the lives of gifted students to publish their manuscripts. Through this dissemination dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there process, thousands of gifted students can benefit from a single idea or finding. This article provides important information to authors learning the ropes of publishing in journals in the field. In addition to the articles, three book reviews have been provided by the Roeper Review Book Review Editor, Dr. Claire Hughes. Combined, these seven articles and three book reviews provide very interesting and thoughtful commentary on matters related to gifted students. I hope you find this issue of the Roeper Review as interesting as I have and should you have any questions or comments, please direct them to me at the address below. Tracy L. Cross, Ph.D., Editor Roeper Review Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities Ball State University Muncie, Indiana 47306 tcross@bsu.edu |
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