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If you are a parent of a GT child, and you're looking for summer and/or Saturday programs for your child, check out Hoagie's Gifted Education Page.

GCCs are frequently asked about the best ways that parents can invest volunteer hours to help their children. This article, "The School Volunteer Jobs That Most Help Your Kids", may be useful.

The Otis-Lennon (OLSAT) is a group IQ test frequently used for identification in  Wisconsin schools. According to Department of Public Instruction:
  MG - Moderately Gifted (Level I gifted) = IQ of 130-134
  HG - Highly Gifted (Level II gifted) = IQ of 135
  PG - Profoundly Gifted (Level III gifted) = IQ of 145 or higher.
The OLSAT tops out at 150.

A THOUGHT TO PONDER
The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
-- Tom Bodett, American author, voice actor and radio host (b. 1955)

 LINKS OF INTEREST

SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted)
Too often, only academics take center stage when discussing GT kids. This website concerns itself with the considerable emotional and social needs of the gifted, that are often overlooked.
Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
Do you have what it takes to be America's Top Young Scientist? Discovery Education and 3M are looking for a few great students to inspire us with their enthusiasm for science, so show us what you've got!
Sharing the Fun
As kids, we learned how important it is to share, so we created mensaforkids.com to share Mensa with children everywhere. Sponsored by the Mensa Education and Research Foundation, this educational site features fun-filled games and activities meant to encourage learning. It also provides lesson plans and other links to resources for parents and teachers of gifted children. Stop by with your favorite kid and learn something new, or just have some fun!
Summer Programs
The National Association for Gifted Children Resource Director contains listings of academic and non-academic programs across the country suited for gifted children, including summer camps. Click on "resource directory", then click on "summer programs".
Mensa's Bright Kids
BrightKids -- For parents, guardians and others interested in raising and educating bright children. It is an e-list is a discussion group for parents, guardians and others interested in raising and educating bright children.
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
If you are interested in getting a bead on how gifted-friendly your state's educational policies are, then go to the website and click on "Davidson Data Base". A map of the USA will appear. Click on your state. The data goes up to 2009, but not too much has changed, policy-wise.
Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
This site has a comprehensive list of information that you could use to create a home schooling curriculum or to augment an existing one from your child's public school. I found these to be of quite high quality.
Is it a Cheetah?
The child who does well in school, gets good grades, wins awards, and "performs" beyond the norms for his or her age, is considered talented. The child who does not, no matter what his innate intellectual capacities or developmental level, is less and less likely to be identified, less and less likely to be served. A cheetah metaphor can help us see the problem with achievement-oriented thinking.

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