GATE_Education_Programs

GATE Education Programs Started in the 1970’s, America’s Gifted & Talented programs have been used to enhance the curriculum of students included in either category in order to challenge and strengthen their unique abilities. These students are usually provided a separate class with specialized lessons in all areas and a teacher whom many times holds a special degree, credential, or certificate in gifted education. It is important that the teacher empathize with these students, and understand what the students must sometimes face as "above average" members of their school. One of the earliest programs for gifted and talented students was set up in 1974, at The Old Donation Center, in Virginia Beach. Students scoring within the top 3% of students on an assessment test are referred here to be further challenged. These students are considered gifted and have special teachers and classes to promote development of their talents and minds. Programs like this began to pop up around the nation in the 70’s; however, gifted students were looked down upon by teachers, parents, and peers. Many people gifted, students, teacher, teachers, must, education, classes, understand, student, one, minds, iq, class, special, school, programs, part, often, normal, mansueto, given, work, though, themselves, tests, teach, talented, subject, people, peers, intelligence, go, feels, elementary, degrees