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Gifted children are like the cheetahs in that they may be easy to recognize as gifted. However, if they are "caged" then the GT child too will not reach their potential if they are not given the opportunity to reach for more, to grow more and to learn more. They are stagnant and ultimately not fulfilled.

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Like the cheetah, gifted children are gifted no matter their limitations.  Like the cheetah in the zoo, they can be limited by the choices and opportunities that are given to them or not. Gifted children deserve to experience what it is like to run 70 mph and pursue their interests. Often times. schools do not recognize this and the gifted child is lost.  This must change for the benefit of society and the incredible contributions they can make.

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We can not assume that any child is the same as the one sitting next to it.  Asking a child to do something they are not designed to do, is like asking a fish to climb a tree.

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Like the cheetah, gifted students need to have challenging tasks (antelope) available to them so that they can reach their high performance levels.

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Gifted children have the right to a specialized educational plan, just as our students with special needs  are, that encourages and challenges them to become the greatest productive member of society that they can be.

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Children need to be challenged.  The cheetah has the capability to run fast but doesn't spend all it's time running fast unless they need to run.  Students need to have oppurtunities and challenges to show what they can accomplish.

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Shealee Greer

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All children need to be challenged in a way that all of their needs are met. If we do not meet these basic required needs, we will continue to lose their unique benefit of their existence in our classrooms.

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Gifted learners spend most of their day unchallenged and may have low grades because they are not challenged. Gifted learners still need instruction and guidance.

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Gifted children need to be given the opportunities to be challenged to see what their true capabilities are.

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Gifted children often spend their time in school unchallenged. Like the cheetah that doesn't need to run at 70 mph to catch a rabbit, gifted students may not be challenged to reach the level of learning of which they are capable. Gifted students deserve to be given opportunities to reach their full potential.

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Gifted children are often misplaced when their talents are not noticed nor utilized correctly.

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There are children who are gifted, but are going unnoticed, because of a definition. Just like a cheetah isn't defined by its ability to run, a gifted child shouldn't be defined by "behavior, achievement, and performance" alone. -Tracey Hahn

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A gifted student is still a gifted student no matter the opportunities they've been given.  Schools need to give their gifted students as many individualized opportunities as they possibly can to foster exploration and encourage their growth to reach their full potential.

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A gifted student should be challenged of their potential in order to expand their "cage" as well as encouraging their curiosoties in wanting to "run faster" rather than needing to run faster.

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This article discusses how gifted children (referring to cheetahs) need an environment where they can thrive and own up to their potential. We tend to pass over students who are gifted (cheetahs in zoo cages without lots of room) and fail them in the learning/challenge process.

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"A school system that defines giftedness (or talent) as behavior, achievement and performance is as compromised in its ability to recognize its highly gifted students and to give them what they need as a zoo would be to recognize and provide for its cheetahs if it looked only for speed. When a cheetah does run 70 mph it isn't a particularly "achieving" cheetah"--I think that about sums it up:)

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Gifted children are like cheetahs both need an environment that is conducive to their individual needs. In this stagnate environment, they become less than their potential. Lisa N

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We probably have more Cheetahs in our classrooms than we are aware of.  It is important to make sure that their needs are being met, so that they can perform like a Cheetah!

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Like Cheetahs, gifted children need the right environment to to be able to use their gifted talents.  If they are not in the right educational settings, they will not be challenged.  JParker

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The article discussed how you cannot judge a child by just their academic achievement. As educators we must look at the whole child to determine giftedness and not just achievement. There are times that the child's giftedness is not seen or identified due to the constraints put on them by the education system. There needs to be a reflection process on how to best loosen the constraints to see the potential in our students. -Dawn

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There is so much more to giftedness than academic achievement.