Enter the Genius: Re-examining Gifted Education

Author: Yue Long
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: Based on an inventory of gifted education, this book solemnly points out: An era lacking gifted individuals is a tragic era; a nation that cannot cultivate gifted individuals has no future; a nation without gifted individuals is one whose vitality has waned. The desire for children to excel is the heart of all parents. The times are calling for gifted education in all aspects, but how should we understand giftedness and gifted education? What experiences and lessons have been provided by the ups and downs of gifted education? What conditions are needed for gifted education today? Every person unwilling to settle for mediocrity can surely find strong food for thought in this book. Gifted education is a complex reality and also a vast, open system. It has a long history of development, leaving us with a rich spiritual heritage and highly valuable experiences. Only by truly grasping the current state of our times, correctly understanding the meaning of giftedness under new conditions, reviewing the history of gifted education clearly, summarizing its systematic experiences, and rationally discussing and conducting in-depth research on factors involved in the process of gifted education—such as the environment, teachers, students, experiments, and parents—can we give the concept of "gifted education" full contemporary meaning. Only then can we properly answer the harsh and sharp questions posed by the times and history—whether we will survive or perish—and truly fulfill the great historical mission of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Although gifted education is not a panacea, and students who receive it may not all become true gifted individuals or play a positive role in reality, without gifted education, achieving greater development in the new century would be extremely difficult. Inventorying gifted education is, in essence, a reassessment and call for it; fundamentally, it demonstrates that gifted education is not a monster or something to be feared, nor is there any need to reject it. As long as we adhere to science, uphold truth, dare to practice, and dare to innovate, we will surely be able to cultivate a large number of gifted individuals. Only when we accept gifted education in concept and strive to practice it in action can we find the true hope of the Chinese nation, and only then can we lay the most solid foundation for supporting China in the 21st century!